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I'd bet the Captivate will only see it as USB port and never draw more than 500mA from it. You can check which mode your phone is charging in the settings.
foxbat121 said:
I'd bet the Captivate will only see it as USB port and never draw more than 500mA from it. You can check which mode your phone is charging in the settings.
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Care to elaborate on where to find it as I dont see it.
rahlquist said:
Care to elaborate on where to find it as I dont see it.
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Settings->About Phone->Battery status (first one on the list... when plugged in to the AC adapter that came with the phone it will say Charing (AC) under it)
I got a $3 AC car charger ("For blackberry" but thy're both just microusb) off dealextreme. The connector is a little tight but it works great and charges fast
I've found that my Zune HD FM Transmitter charges well too. Has a USB port on it. Not a cheap alternative, but it's multi-functional and it works. Think the Captivate recognizes anything to charge as long as it gives power...
I'm sure it will charge, but at only 500mA, will be pretty slow (especially if you're using while charging).
I use an old crackberry charger (has usb port on it). 500mA output. Charges phone fine. Just not as fast as the samsung 700ma charger.
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I wonder if the iPhone charger would work for it? Anyone tried one?
smeltn said:
I wonder if the iPhone charger would work for it? Anyone tried one?
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I haven't tried the car charger, but the AC outlet->USB works great
I purchased the $1.16 car charger from Monoprice.com, and it works great. Unfortunately, board rules don't allow me to post a link. Just search for "car charger" on Monoprice, and it's the first one that comes up. Or, search for the product ID: 3523.
The only problem is that, while the label lists a maximum output of 1A, the Captivate only draws 500 mA from it (USB mode), as is the case with the other chargers listed in this thread. I have not found the lower charging current to be a problem.
For $1.16... It's a steal.
I also purchased two micro USB cables from the same site, the ones with ferrites, but I had to mod the plastic heads with a Dremel to get them to fit the angled port opening. They fit and work perfectly now, though.
Even with the stock 700ma wall charger, it takes almost 4 hours to completely charge the battery. A 500ma charger (most iPhone ones and generic USB ones) will take even longer. This of course assumes you're not using the phone for anything. If you're using the phone for navigation, for example, your 500ma charger will not have enough juice for the phone and the battery level will continue to drop. So, it is important to have the car charger that can supply more than 500ma to the phone.
Currently, I know the Zune HD premium car charger can be recognizd as AC charger and seems supply more than 700ma of juice. And I read some Moto mini-USB car charger (no USB port on the charger) can be used as rapid charger as well.
I've tried two different cheap USB port car charger, one labeled 2.1a and the other is 700ma. Both are designed for iPhone/iPod and hence can only be recognized as USB charger.
If anyone found any small USB port car charger that can be recognized by the phone as AC charger, please post here.
I've heard good things about the Scosche Revive charger. I saw it in a car charger thread on the Android Forums. A guy bought it for his Evo and said it charged nicely with everything running (GPS, 4G, Navigation, et cetera). Here's a link to his post reviewing it. There's also the Revive II which has a 2.1A port and a 1A port.
Sleeping Giant said:
I've heard good things about the Scosche Revive charger. I saw it in a car charger thread on the Android Forums. A guy bought it for his Evo and said it charged nicely with everything running (GPS, 4G, Navigation, et cetera). Here's a link to his post reviewing it. There's also the Revive II which has a 2.1A port and a 1A port.
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Thanks for the link. The big question is: Can Captivate regconize it as rapid charger instead of USB? Just because it works with Evo (HTC phone) doesn't mean it will work the same for Captivate. And I suspect the Revive II won't work well for Captivate at all because it is designed for iPhone/iPad.
foxbat121 said:
Thanks for the link. The big question is: Can Captivate regconize it as rapid charger instead of USB? Just because it works with Evo (HTC phone) doesn't mean it will work the same for Captivate. And I suspect the Revive II won't work well for Captivate at all because it is designed for iPhone/iPad.
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I can't say how it'll work with the Captivate, but they were having the same problem with their phones (700mA chargers only outputting 500mA). So, I'd have to say there is a good chance it would work. I'd test it out myself, but I really don't need a car charger. My work commute is 10 minutes round trip, school is 20 minutes.
Anyone come across a good combination charger/mp3 adapter?
Oh and this got good reviews on Amazon: (eeeek can't post links yet)
amazon.com/gp/product/B002VZSQ08/ref=oss_product
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This thread is in response to a good number of people having issues with car chargers. Please post the charger you bought, if it works or not and a link to the item or ebay seller.
Please do not post chit chat just list good and bad car chargers with links.
Check out this thread to get the current widget to test the charger.
DOES NOT WORK
Store: Mono Price
Item #: 3523
Status: indicates power source is hooked-up but does not charge even when idle.
Widget reading 50-200
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10826&cs_id=1082602&p_id=3523&seq=1&format=2
Costco charger works
I bought my vibrant at Costco and it came with some accessories, tested the car charger, it works.
Buy a cigarette USB adapter. Buy a micro USB Galaxy S cable. Connect the two. That way it works AND is more versatile than just being stuck for that specific phone/purpose.
I bought a Griffin dual USB adapter and a cable from amazon. Both were ~15. The Griffin has 2 USB ports so I can use the other for something else. Even if both are plugged in, it still charges the phone, even under intense GPS usage.
Griffin Adapter
Cable
jforme said:
I bought my vibrant at Costco and it came with some accessories, tested the car charger, it works.
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Confirmed.
Free Costco charger does work.
Widget reading of 1050
Bought the cheap $12 walmart charger for wifes Slide and it seems to work just fine for me.
I use the "official" T-mobile car charger I got for my Cliq. It works but charges the phone really slow. I plug it in on the way to work, about 20 mins, and it only charges it about 3% to 5%.
Before you write off a charger, use the hack in this thread to kick the phone into high rate charge mode.
Griffin PowerJolt Dual Universal
Works. No problems.
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Will the high rate charge mode whack out the battery life and send it to a quicker death?
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dalephil22 said:
Will the high rate charge mode whack out the battery life and send it to a quicker death?
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It shouldn't. The hack is a HW one that shorts the data pins so the cable looks like a charging cable the current goes from 400 mA to 600 mA. Well within the supported range. The phone limits the current to ~600mA.
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It shouldn't. The hack is a HW one that shorts the data pins so the cable looks like a charging cable the current goes from 400 mA to 600 mA. Well within the supported range. The phone limits the current to ~600mA.
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Agreed. The only reason there is a limit of 400mA is so you don't draw too much power from your USB and harm your computer. If you use a wall charger, it would charge at the full 600mA & all this is doing is making it so it doesn't get registered as a PC USB device.
bought a $6 one from frys but while it would charge the phones temp. would go up by 30 degrees and became super hot to the touch, needless to say I never used it again. It works great on my sons Ipod Touch though.
as I just posted a bunch of info here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8156283&postcount=83
But this works:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.25177
Status: Dedicated charger, not USB device, which is good because...
Widget reading: 1100mah
Basically we need any 1amp charger that is detected as a charger (rather than a USB device) and our phones will pull its max charge of about 1100mah (according to the widget)
If you already have a charger that is detected as a USB device, you can short the data pins (2 middle contacts, use a tiny piece of foil if you want =D) in your USB cable and it will then be detected as a charging device and pull the 1100mah.
I would love it if we could compile a list of chargers (wall chargers, car chargers, and USB chargers) that are detected as car chargers out-of-the-box.
I picked up a Rocketfish flush mount USB car charger. I hate Bestbuy, but was in a pinch and needed one. It works great and I can still close the ash tray cover on my VW.
bahnburner said:
I picked up a Rocketfish flush mount USB car charger. I hate Bestbuy, but was in a pinch and needed one. It works great and I can still close the ash tray cover on my VW.
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how much was it?
is it detected as a USB device or not?
can you use the current widget mentioned in post #1 and see what number it reports?
theodork said:
how much was it?
is it detected as a USB device or not?
can you use the current widget mentioned in post #1 and see what number it reports?
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$14.99
Unfortunately it does show up as a USB device.
Max I logged was 863mA but average was between 855 and 860mA.
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$14.99
Unfortunately it does show up as a USB device.
Max I logged was 863mA but average was between 855 and 860mA.
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ah too bad, if the thing opens up easily, it might be fairly easy to connect the data pins (inside two pins of the 4 pins in the usb connect) and "convert it" to a dedicated charger.
Baught some cheap charger off ebay for like 5 bucks, made in china, looks like it should cost about 25 cents to make, doesn't work. Charges for 2 mins, then stops charging, then starts again, then stops, then starts then stops, just loops.
Used the costco charger, came with the phone, works good so far. But phone gets warm charging.
Also have a 40 dollar charger, works the best, no problems with it.
Posted this in another thread but this might be more appropriate:
Just use this charger by Samsung it is compatible with all Galaxy S phones according to Samsung and it is cheap $6.69! The widget shows and output of 1095 and these chargers support the Samsung rapid charging. Doesn't trigger the USB connection.
Amazon link for Samsung Charger
Also I found that some of the micro sd data cables will not mount.
Here is a compatible Samsung Branded micro sd data cable that does work with Mac OS and Windows $2.35!
Amazon Samsung Micro SD Cable These are like 30 inches long.
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Hey Everyone,
Thought I would start a car charger thread.
I picked up one of these at Walmart the other day:
http://store.griffintechnology.com/smartphone/powerjolt-dual-universal-micro
And it works quite wonderfully. It's tiny, and even with bluetooth/GPS/Navigation running, it was slowly charging the battery. And it charges it quite quick if you don't have nav running.
It can be a bit annoying to pull out once stuck in, although you probably don't need to do that very often.
- Frank
I have the single port version of the one you have cracking charger and sits flush worth the extra few pounds over the cheap ones and delivers plenty of juice
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If you have amazon prime you can get it for less than $10 in two days here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042B9U8Q/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
I got it the other day but haven't driven far enough yet to need to use it
Glad to hear though that it charges even while using GPS.
what is the exact output of each USB of this Griffen car charger ?
i have a JABRA charger (comes with JABRA Cruiser) and it doesnt seem to charge my GN while GPS navigation is on (even though its saying charging on the battery icon)
it used to work perfectly on my HTC Desire HD (with GPS+Bluetooth+WIFI ON )
any recommendation on how to fix this please ? like a reference output current that is enough to charge the GN while navigating ?
thanks.
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what is the exact output of each USB of this Griffen car charger ?
i have a JABRA charger (comes with JABRA Cruiser) and it doesnt seem to charge my GN while GPS navigation is on (even though its saying charging on the battery icon)
it used to work perfectly on my HTC Desire HD (with GPS+Bluetooth+WIFI ON )
any recommendation on how to fix this please ? like a reference output current that is enough to charge the GN while navigating ?
thanks.
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The Griffen claims 1A per USB port, and I believe it.
Online reviews say some users with other phones need to mod the Griffen to charge their phone, otherwise it only supplies 100mA. Some crack open/mod the Griffen to short two terminals to get the full charging ability, and/or use a 'charging cable' which shorts the terminals within the cable.
As a reminder, the Griffen seems to charge the Note full blast, but perhaps something similar is needed for the Jabra. I suggest installing 'Currentwidget' to see what sort of charge you are getting.
- Frank
SGP has one as well, it will lit up BLUE!
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OR you can just get a no brand one on eBay for around $3.
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The Griffen claims 1A per USB port, and I believe it.
Online reviews say some users with other phones need to mod the Griffen to charge their phone, otherwise it only supplies 100mA. Some crack open/mod the Griffen to short two terminals to get the full charging ability, and/or use a 'charging cable' which shorts the terminals within the cable.
As a reminder, the Griffen seems to charge the Note full blast, but perhaps something similar is needed for the Jabra. I suggest installing 'Currentwidget' to see what sort of charge you are getting.
- Frank
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Thank you for the reply.
I have battery monitor widget installed & it shows charging via usb when i connect it to jabra charger, but the weird thing is that the galaxy note starts mtp mode once i connect it!
Could it be the cable? Or shall i just take the griffin charger to solve this?
By the way,griffin charger works out of the box out do i have to solder modify it?
Cheers
I just bought this dual port 2.1A + 1A charger on eBay for £2.49 inclusive and delivered the following day....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-1A-Dual...neChargers&hash=item19ca66b4df#ht_2865wt_1163
At first it seemed the phone was only drawing a "USB" level of current, so I was all set to rip it apart and solder the centre pins to force AC charging, but when I double checked with a dry run and a temporary short the phone switched to AC charging. Now it seems to be continuing to draw "AC" levels, so maybe I had a poor contact initially and a few (un)plugging operations have made the contacts more reliable. I'll try it out later today with satnav running and see if it keeps up with the pace and report back.
EDIT : Charge level draining like water out of a sieve with this thing whilst running satnav, and the phone said it was "AC" charging too. Switching ports didn't help.
i'm using the official car charger from my old nexus, the only charger i found can charge my phone with 3g and nav on because of the 2A output. other cheap usb chargers i tried with so called 2A output just don't work
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A couple months ago I got this one for my SGT:
http://www.cyberguys.com/product-details/?productid=51740
It does 2.1a. I paid full price:-( not the current sale price. Works fine with my SGN.
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I need a charger for the galaxy note; I dont want a cheapo charger. I want teh genuine thing!
I like the one which comes with the galaxy note, wher ethe charge and teh cable are seperated. Where can I buy a similar or same charger? No fake rubbish? I am in the uk.
A little searching always helps
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.ph...ains-charger/5e88f76d28b84aabe735bb289d30810c
drgopoos said:
A little searching always helps
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.ph...ains-charger/5e88f76d28b84aabe735bb289d30810c
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That isnt it. The usb cable and the charger dont detach!
I want thius:
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model number: eta0u70xbe
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That isnt it. The usb cable and the charger dont detach!
I want thius:
model number: eta0u70xbe
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Very strange I cannont find it anytwhere!
I don't see why you would want an original. 5V 1 amp USB plug type adapters are more common than water on this planet. They are not a coveted item.
I must have four of them.
BTW, I have the 100% original Euro one that is 100% original garbage. They cleverly put the USB slot on the side?
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I don't see why you would want an original. 5V 1 amp USB plug type adapters are more common than water on this planet. They are not a coveted item.
I must have four of them.
BTW, I have the 100% original Euro one that is 100% original garbage. They cleverly put the USB slot on the side?
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I have many chargers but they are cheap ones, I dont believe they work properly. I shall just buy the one drgopoos showed. I have like 3 USB cables. I ill have to carry both when im out and about!
If i were you , I would get this.
This is hp touchpad 2amp charger. Many people have reported that 2amp charger charges faster.
2amp chargers wont hurt ur phone because the phone only takes the amp it wants.
May be our Gnote has kernel that enables charging with higher current.
he first link is the north american type. U can search for UK port like in the second link
http://www.amazon.com/HP-North-Amer...YJJM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323539084&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-TouchPad...1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1323539221&sr=1-1
i have already ordered one.
Is there a place for an original Samsung 1A charger (not one where you have to attach a USB cable). I have the original one from Germany that has a US adapter, but would prefer getting two original Samsung ones (not Palm, etc) to put around the house.
Charging cable for samsung
I have a Samsung TAB and a galaxy s2. the problem with these is that the connectors are not compatible and I could not charge the TAB from a PC. I found something on Amazon called the CSQUID (damn I just checked and the price is flipping $15!! I paid $25 for this!!!!). With it I got a single cable to charge the TAB and the S2 from a PC - even when the PC was asleep. A bonus was that the devices charged from the PC as fast as they did from the wall cube. So with the PC and this cable I was SET...
I dont know details like whether they ship to the UK etc but worth you guys cheching it out...Also dont know what port the Samsung note uses so please check before buying...
good luck...thanks
Charging cable for samsung
Sorry - one other thing I forgot to mention is that in one of the modes (with the lightning symbol), it does not care what you have as the power source. So you can charge the samsung devices from ANY wall, car or PC USB port. My tab for e.g. cannot use the standard Samsung cable to charge from my wifes iPhone wall cube. With this CSQUID cable in the "lightning mode" I can charge from it.
But the point of this whole thing in my mind is that I dont need to carry ANY dang wall adapter around....I have my PC with me at all times and since I can charge even when the PC is asleep, I can charge anywhere...
cheers.
macwilson said:
I don't see why you would want an original. 5V 1 amp USB plug type adapters are more common than water on this planet. They are not a coveted item.
I must have four of them.
BTW, I have the 100% original Euro one that is 100% original garbage. They cleverly put the USB slot on the side?
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Not sure why but if you use a generic 5V 1amp charger, it takes a longer time compared to the original one that came with the Note.
just picked up one from ebay genuine mains charger for £3.25 free del cant go wrong
Fast charger
If you need fast charging
You need to use Galaxy Tab P1000 orginal charger with output of 5V 2A
It is almost 35% faster
I guess there's a specific reason why you want a genuine chager with detachable leads. Why not buy a seperate cable to use with your laptop?
Hi guys, anyone could recommend a good car charger for this HTC One. I am running an app called Autoguard which records my trip. I manually activate car mode and this app but I realised my current car charger is not able to charge the phone quick enough despite a 2A rating with BT and this app running. It drains about 10% on a half hour journey! I have also did a little mod on my USB cable to short pin 2 & 3 but don't seems to work. I also read about charging modes (AC or USB) which the latter charged slowing whereas AC gives the full charging potential. I confirmed my current charger charged in USB mode. Any thoughts?
Seems like nobody has this problem!
I personally use the Motorola Rapid rate charger from Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000S5Q9CA/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1367933488&sr=8-2&pi=SL75
It works for me and does a great job.. I've had it for quite some time. My Galaxy Nexus on Verizon while using LTE was using more output than input while I was charging with a no name charger before so I decided to give this a shot and it worked. It charged and the percentage went up instead of trickling slowly with the no name charger..
I used it now with my H1 and it charges pretty quickly
Sent personally from the HTC one & only
Thanks HYE_Tech, this is useful information!
I just use a two port 2.1 volt dual usb charger and just plug a regular micro usb cable there
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I find the HTC branded car charger works well
http://www.htcaccessorystore.com/uk/p_htc_item.aspx?i=246652&phone=246667
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But what would make the difference between charging the One ore not while navigating?
I have a mini charger with an output of 1A, but still the phone in draining while navigating. Could this be the same issue as with the Galaxy S2, that it depends on the usb pin layout whether the phone charges with 500mA or 1A? And if so, isn't there a usb cable which already has the correct pin layout to charge to phone with 1A?
Bart1981 said:
But what would make the difference between charging the One ore not while navigating?
I have a mini charger with an output of 1A, but still the phone in draining while navigating. Could this be the same issue as with the Galaxy S2, that it depends on the usb pin layout whether the phone charges with 500mA or 1A? And if so, isn't there a usb cable which already has the correct pin layout to charge to phone with 1A?
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The One doesn't seem to change charging rates based on the USB pin layout-- I have several chargers and cables with shorted data cables and none of them seem to charge the device at higher than 500ma. It's definitely the phone itself that's not drawing more. I think that, either via software or hardware, the phone is checking the wattage available and if it is below 5Vdc/2A, it only draws 500ma. I just ordered a DC adapter that claims to be rated at 5Vdc/2A, and it should be delivered tomorrow.
Well in my car the charger is a 2.1A charger so that should not be the problem.
Not shure what the voltage output is.
I shortened the middle pins, but indeed, without succes.
Where did you order your charger? Can you let me know if it's working? If the phone sees it as a AC charger?
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I have this one: http://www.bol.com/nl/p/hama-ipad-p...8284/?Referrer=ADVNLBES0020159005000010898284 (sorry it's in dutch). So it should be a 5V charger but still no effect...
Bart1981 said:
Well in my car the charger is a 2.1A charger so that should not be the problem.
Not shure what the voltage output is.
I shortened the middle pins, but indeed, without succes.
Where did you order your charger? Can you let me know if it's working? If the phone sees it as a AC charger?
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I have this one: http://www.bol.com/nl/p/hama-ipad-p...8284/?Referrer=ADVNLBES0020159005000010898284 (sorry it's in dutch). So it should be a 5V charger but still no effect...
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This is the one I ordered:
Kinivo CX420 Two Port USB Car charger - for all smartphones and tablets (4.2 Amp / 20W)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009TBF7IG/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
If this one doesn't work, I'm just going to permanently mount a 150W inverter and start using AC adapters. All of the 2.1a adapters show as charging via AC, but it still tops out at 500ma.
edit: i've been posting all over these forums with the same stuff... here's a link to whatever thread I just responded to with the most current information: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41797839&postcount=6
I doubt if that will work. The output of the AC charger is only 1A and 5V, so there is something else why the phone thinks it's on an AC or USB charger. Still haven't found out what though
I just took apart an AC charger, and guess what, the two middle pins are shortened:
So what else tells the phone it's on an AC charger or USB charger???
Bart1981 said:
I doubt if that will work. The output of the AC charger is only 1A and 5V, so there is something else why the phone thinks it's on an AC or USB charger. Still haven't found out what though
I just took apart an AC charger, and guess what, the two middle pins are shortened:
So what else tells the phone it's on an AC charger or USB charger???
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I really think it's just down to output wattage, and nothing more. I have plenty of chargers with the middle pins shorted, and even though the phone says it's charging on AC, it only draws 500ma. That charger I linked my last post has been actually charging my phone while it's in use, pretty nearly 100% of the time. It does dip from time to time, but I've noticed that the AC adapter does too.
Sorry to bring back an old thread, but I've seen some conflicting posts. Should I be getting a 2a car charger? I'm not sure what my current one is rated at as I haven't checked, but today in car mode and with bluetooth connected it was draining instead of charging and I'd like to fix that. I need a 2 usb port charger and I know most of those are not actually 2a per port, any suggestions? Is 2a what I need?
Thanks,
Tim
Unless you're using custom kernels, I believe the htc one is limited to 1a charging
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HYE_TECH said:
I personally use the Motorola Rapid rate charger from Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000S5Q9CA/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1367933488&sr=8-2&pi=SL75
It works for me and does a great job.. I've had it for quite some time. My Galaxy Nexus on Verizon while using LTE was using more output than input while I was charging with a no name charger before so I decided to give this a shot and it worked. It charged and the percentage went up instead of trickling slowly with the no name charger..
I used it now with my H1 and it charges pretty quickly
Sent personally from the HTC one & only
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I've used this exact same charger for some time now w/o issue on several phone types. I bought it based off it's many positive reviews and it has lived up to it's reputation.
I got my HTC One car kit,by HTC,its just perfect ,its made just like htc one- awesome build quality .Brings on car mode automatically just by sliding in the One.:good:
I recently picked up an Anker dual car charger (link). It has two ports labeled Apple, the other Android. Both ports can supply 2.4A, for a total of 4.8A.
When I charge my phone from the Android side I get very close to 1A, but when I use the Apple side that goes down to around 500mA. To note, I used the same cable and only one port was used while testing. I used Battery Monitor Widget to track the charge rates.
Either side is strong enough to charge our phones, but it would be great if they both charges at full charge rates. So now I am looking for a wall charger and ideally I would like a dual port charger that can charge two Android devices at over 1.5A. I know we can't use 1.5A but it will future proof the chargers for a while, or will work with tablets.
SykesAT said:
I recently picked up an Anker dual car charger (link). It has two ports labeled Apple, the other Android. Both ports can supply 2.4A, for a total of 4.8A.
When I charge my phone from the Android side I get very close to 1A, but when I use the Apple side that goes down to around 500mA. To note, I used the same cable and only one port was used while testing. I used Battery Monitor Widget to track the charge rates.
Either side is strong enough to charge our phones, but it would be great if they both charges at full charge rates. So now I am looking for a wall charger and ideally I would like a dual port charger that can charge two Android devices at over 1.5A. I know we can't use 1.5A but it will future proof the chargers for a while, or will work with tablets.
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Maybe look at getting a powered USB hub? I know the 2 I have at home can supply more than the 500mA USB2 spec as they've back powered my raspberry pi with a hdd attached before.
from my limited research, apple and android phones use different methods for signaling AC charging.
Android phones like to have the data pins in the USB cable shorted to each other to signal the phone for AC fast charging.
Not sure what Apple does, but it's not the same. That's why there are two different ports on the charger. Android ports have the data pins shorted together.
On a side note, you can also buy "charging only" cables on amazon that do the data pin shorting inside the cable. this may let you use your android phone with the apple labeled USB ports.
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from my limited research, apple and android phones use different methods for signaling AC charging.
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This is correct. Apple devices want to see some combination of 2V and 2.8V on the data +/- lines to signal wall adapter charging. They do it this way because it allows the charger to tell the device what amperage it's capable of delivering (500mA, 1A or 2A) which is pretty cool.
It's been my impression that even using an charging only cable/adapter an Apple charging port will only give you 500 mA.
For what it's worth I recently emailed Anker about this and they said as much. I don't have an appropriate cable or charger to test it on. But Anker also told me they will be releasing new chargers in December that feature their smart charging port which detects what type of device you've attached (Apple, Samsung or generic Android) and then behaves accordingly. I just ordered one of their external battery packs (Astro3) which has one of these ports for 2.1A plus 2 x 1.5A Android ports. A similar AC charger would be nice if you can wait.
tmagritte said:
It's been my impression that even using an charging only cable/adapter an Apple charging port will only give you 500 mA.
For what it's worth I recently emailed Anker about this and they said as much. I don't have an appropriate cable or charger to test it on. But Anker also told me they will be releasing new chargers in December that feature their smart charging port which detects what type of device you've attached (Apple, Samsung or generic Android) and then behaves accordingly. I just ordered one of their external battery packs (Astro3) which has one of these ports for 2.1A plus 2 x 1.5A Android ports. A similar AC charger would be nice if you can wait.
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That is great to know. I can live with what I have until they release that charger. thanks.
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