[Q] Epic only turns on when plugged in? - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My phone is only turning on when it is plugged in. The battery level is close to full.
When I take out the battery and put it back in without being plugged in, the battery meter shows empty. When I plug it it, it shows green and charge LED is on and it turns on fine when I press the power button.
I just am running EL30 from ODIN. No root.

Sounds like a bad battery.
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Did you leave it out in the rain? My gf did that with her Prevail and now it always thinks it's charging on and off and when the phone is off it will only turn on plugged into the charger. We replaced the battery so that wasn't the issue.
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The Best Buy Black Tie sent me a replacement crap 1200 mah battery. It charged to full and as soon as I unplugged it the phone shut off. That is why I thought of the battery.
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ohmyword said:
My phone is only turning on when it is plugged in. The battery level is close to full.
When I take out the battery and put it back in without being plugged in, the battery meter shows empty. When I plug it it, it shows green and charge LED is on and it turns on fine when I press the power button.
I just am running EL30 from ODIN. No root.
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When the phone turns on does it automatically shut off after a few seconds? When I had the GG battery it did that thy replaced it for free but they suck compared to hyperion.
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kennyglass123 said:
The Best Buy Black Tie sent me a replacement crap 1200 mah battery. It charged to full and as soon as I unplugged it the phone shut off. That is why I thought of the battery.
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It's not the battery. I switched batteries with another epic and had the same problem. The other epic was fine with my batter.

XxLostSoulxX said:
When the phone turns on does it automatically shut off after a few seconds? When I had the GG battery it did that thy replaced it for free but they suck compared to hyperion.
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THe phone is perfectly normal other than needing to be plugged in to turn on. I did notice that when I unplug the charger/usb it takes a while for the LED to turn off and also it always thinks the is something plugged because the notification bar always has "USB connected".

Also check your battery terminals in the phone. All 3 should be the same and perfectly aligned and able to contact the battery.
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UPDATE: There was no fix for this. Had to take it to sprint for a replacement. I think there was something wrong with the usb port where it would think that there was plugged in all the time.

Sounds right
Yeah that definitely sounds like the USB port is fubar'd. Sorry mate

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(Q) External battery charging issue

Does anyone else have this issue?
I recently bought the extra battery and charger (that comes with the second batttery) and here within the last few days, I have been charging the unused battery overnight and then it turns greens sometime during the night and then in the morning when I go to put it into my phone, it boots up but states battery life at always less that 60 instead of the full 100%.
So if anyone knows as to why this may be happening, I would greatly appreciate any feedback on this issue that has me pissed.
Thanks in advance and also if somthing like this has been posted then I apologize. I searched and did not see anything along this matter.
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So ur not charging battery from ur phone? Try doing that and see if it does the same thing. Is u phone rooted? If it is, than there is a possible resolition.
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The external charger may be shutting off too soon. Do what Lord said.
Also please put a subject in when you start a thread like "External charged battery only shows 60%"
LORDFIRE00 said:
So ur not charging battery from ur phone? Try doing that and see if it does the same thing. Is u phone rooted? If it is, than there is a possible resolition.
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I tried that and when I charge it from my phone its does do a full charge and yes I am rooted.
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Bad charger then.
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kennyglass123 said:
Bad charger then.
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Its the same charger I plug into the the spare battery case thing to charge and the light stays red for a long time then it turns green as if its done charging but when inserted battery into phone and power up, its usually around 60% charged or less. But I pull charger out of the spare battery holder and plug directly into my phone and it charges to full ballery.
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Then u have a semi bad battery
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The battery holder like the phone has a sensor that tells it when to stop. It is working incorrectly....broken.
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Can someone explain something to me.

So when I have my stock 1800mah battery in the phone my charger shows up as USB in the battery stats. It also seems a little touchy when it wants to charge. There shouldn't be anything wrong with the port since I just got the phone Saturday brand new from best buy. The thing that is confusing me when I put my old 1500mah battery from my SGS1 the charger comes up as AC like it should and i have no problem with the charger not wanting to work. Can someone help me out there
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dmonger11b said:
So when I have my stock 1800mah battery in the phone my charger shows up as USB in the battery stats. It also seems a little touchy when it wants to charge. There shouldn't be anything wrong with the port since I just got the phone Saturday brand new from best buy. The thing that is confusing me when I put my old 1500mah battery from my SGS1 the charger comes up as AC like it should and i have no problem with the charger not wanting to work. Can someone help me out there
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You could have a faulty battery, in which some of the cells in the battery may be damaged. How are you attempting to charge your phone? through a usb port on a computer or through an outlet?
Through an outlet.
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Yeah most likely its a faulty battery. Manufacture defect
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I'll try a different charger Saturday when I get back from my trip and if it still doesn't show up as AC I'll take the battery back to best buy ty
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I also have an external charger but an extended life battery acted the same way. It wouldn't charge in the phone. I fully charged it in the external charger then ran the battery in the phone until it shut off. I repeated this a couple more times and now the battery seems to be behaving. It might be worth a try but if it's the only battery you have, then maybe not.
Well I tried using my cousin's charger and it shows up as AC so I'm guessing it's just something with my charger not my battery
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dmonger11b said:
Well I tried using my cousin's charger and it shows up as AC so I'm guessing it's just something with my charger not my battery
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May be a shorted pin in the usb cord triggering USB mode
We are legion, for we are many.
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Charging takes forever! Normal?

Ok so I never really paid attention to how long it takes my phone to charge 100%..
So last night I put my phone on the charger at midnight, woke up at 350am and it was at 55%....
It tok my phone about 5 1/2 hours to fully charge. Normal??
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Not normal... My son used to keep putting the charger tip in his mouth and it messed up the pins inside my charging cable.... Tried to clean it with a tooth brush and it worked for a few weeks but started undercharging again. Maybe the pins inside yours are dirty? Bought a new charging cable and it works fine now for me...
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Mftek1 said:
Ok so I never really paid attention to how long it takes my phone to charge 100%..
So last night I put my phone on the charger at midnight, woke up at 350am and it was at 55%....
It tok my phone about 5 1/2 hours to fully charge. Normal??
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What kernel are you using?
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cameljockey1 said:
What kernel are you using?
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Im on stock, rooted. No mods at the moment.
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Mftek1 said:
Ok so I never really paid attention to how long it takes my phone to charge 100%..
So last night I put my phone on the charger at midnight, woke up at 350am and it was at 55%....
It tok my phone about 5 1/2 hours to fully charge. Normal??
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Are you using the charger that came with the phone? And the cable that came with the phone?
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_Dennis_ said:
Are you using the charger that came with the phone? And the cable that came with the phone?
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Yes I am.
Not sure if it makes any difference but, I have it plugged into an extension cord.
Would plugging it into the wall directly be it?
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Mftek1 said:
Yes I am.
Not sure if it makes any difference but, I have it plugged into an extension cord.
Would plugging it into the wall directly be it?
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Yea I would take that extension off sir and use what came with it.
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I have the same issue on jedi x 11 rom saber kernel I believe. When I'm on stock It takes 2 to 3 hours to charge fully. I use the oem charger that came with it as well. I would hate to stop using this rom for that reason.
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Mine does the same thing. But I use a desktop dock. If I use just the oem charger and cord it charges fast though.
Adding on a usb extension or using a different usb cord slows it down though.
mrbkkt1 said:
Mine does the same thing. But I use a desktop dock. If I use just the oem charger and cord it charges fast though.
Adding on a usb extension or using a different usb cord slows it down though.
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The computer didn't make a difference, but I took charger out of surge protector and plug directly into wall and it's charging like my stock that charges fine with the surge protector. Can't figure out why stock charges fine with surge protector and jedi x11 rom doesn't. Either way I found my solution.
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mrbkkt1 said:
Mine does the same thing. But I use a desktop dock. If I use just the oem charger and cord it charges fast though.
Adding on a usb extension or using a different usb cord slows it down though.
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Its because the dock charger is maybe 800ma output. The wall charger is 2amp charger. The wall charger is best for quick charge. It takes about 1-2 hours with perseus kernel.
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Its because the dock charger is maybe 800ma output. The wall charger is 2amp charger. The wall charger is best for quick charge. It takes about 1-2 hours with perseus kernel.
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I know that. I like the slow charger when I'm charging overnight while I'm sleeping.
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Try fixing permissions if the problem started after flashing a rom.
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Mftek1 said:
Yes I am.
Not sure if it makes any difference but, I have it plugged into an extension cord.
Would plugging it into the wall directly be it?
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Omg I have the same problem.
I tried charging my Note 2 last night before going to bed. Phone @ 60%. Woke up 7-8 hours later and it was @ 97%. I used an extension USB 3.0 cable (10-15ft) after the AC adapter then hooked up a BlackBerry USB to MicroUSB.
I thought something was wrong w/ my Rom since I plugged it into the wall to charge, and if I do anything w/ screen on, it would end up draining even though plugged in.
I plugged the phone to my comp, which uses the stock Note 2 USB cable, and it charges fairly fast.
My problem is I used to have a Galaxy S3 and Nexus S before that, and it never had this slow charging issue with the same AC adapter + extension + usb-microusb setup.
Im having the same problem .... I would put my phone to charge around 9pm with 20-30 percent and I would wake up at 6am and my phone would be at 80-90 percent charging ...
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I installed some monitoring widgets that monitor input charge. I think something is seriously wrong with roms. The input rate is 1600-1800. However it is still taking forever to charge via stock oem wall adapter + cable. I have to reboot to have it charge normally. Not sure what's causing it. Will charge fine, but then after a day or so of use, it ends up charging super slow regardless of where I charge.
Just had my phone charge from 87%-93% in 30-40 minutes.
My Galaxy S3 charged almost twice as fast.
Aria807 said:
I installed some monitoring widgets that monitor input charge. I think something is seriously wrong with roms. The input rate is 1600-1800. However it is still taking forever to charge via stock oem wall adapter + cable. I have to reboot to have it charge normally. Not sure what's causing it. Will charge fine, but then after a day or so of use, it ends up charging super slow regardless of where I charge.
Just had my phone charge from 87%-93% in 30-40 minutes.
My Galaxy S3 charged almost twice as fast.
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Trying to find charge monitoring widget.would you post the one you used?
Thanks
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Mad383Max said:
Trying to find charge monitoring widget.would you post the one you used?
Thanks
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I use Battery Monitor Widget Pro. Also Elixir E2 widgets for tiles that show the charge rates.
Mine charges from like 10% to 100% in like three hours. Running JediM13.
Try cleaning your battery contacts and the contacts for the phone. Might help. Maybe your outlet output is lower? If you can, try cleaning the microUSB port. I usually try to clean my contacts regularly.
I don't know much- just throwing out random ideas
those with slow charge, should try getting a new usb cord. even if your phone is charging doesn't necessarily mean your micro usb cable is 100% working. everytime i start experiencing slow charge i buy a new one and charge time goes back to normal. i've gone through 4 oem samsung micro usb cables since my s2 days.

My phone dies while using it while plugged into wall charger? Is this normal?

So i had my phone for a while and just noticed this. When my battery gets real low I plug it in to the wall charger. It seems that if I continue to use it while charging, the charger cannot keep up with the use and it eventually dies and shuts off. Is this normal? Any fixes? Thanks.
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Thats not normal either battery or charger problem. Try to use different charger first.
bikrame said:
Thats not normal either battery or charger problem. Try to use different charger first.
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This IS the correct answer, I have 2 samsung chargers, 1 is fast as hell, the other slow.
It is the charger.
If you're using it faster than you can replenish it, yeah, that's "normal".
Even my 1amp charger can't keep up of I'm playing Ingress.
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That's completely normal
Sometimes you will got some pop up said that power ur using is too much than charger
Try iPad charger, I never got that problem after using iPad one
Thanks guys....yea it seems bad chsrger was the issue. And the new one charges faster...cool.
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I have a usb cable that charges noticeably slower than the stock usb cable.
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My phone bricked or dead while charging ...now it is stuck at the boot logo..is there any solution for it....
no ***** no fixes SORRY

Hot Swap Batteries?

Is it possible to hot swap batteries in the G3 without turning the phone off?
JJ2525 said:
Is it possible to hot swap batteries in the G3 without turning the phone off?
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Plug it in to charger and take battery out. Then you know. Lol tgif
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Plug it in to charger and take battery out. Then you know. Lol tgif
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Nah, power cuts off even with the power plugged in. I don't think it is possible to use the phone at all without the battery inserted.
No, it's not possible. How do you think that would work? You'd have to build some kind of adapter that connects the batteries in parallel, so you can put in the second battery while the first one is still powering the device. But that won't work because you REALLY shouldn't connect a full and an empty battery in parallel.

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