hi everybody, i readed the words under the speaker on the back cover of HOX and there is written that for charging it needs 5mAh and 1A, but usb is 0.5A if i'm not wrong, is it means that it will charge much time from usb than from the wall?
Everything in the world charges faster from the wall, so you are correct.
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also it depends on the adapter you used if u used an ipad adapter for example it charges faster coz mah is bigger but do not take risk playing wif other adapters... original is just fine...
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Hi all, im new to Desire since last Tuesday and am loving the move from Windows Mobile 6.5.
Im just wondering how long it takes for you all to charge your Desires? If i plug it into the mains it takes roughly 2.5 hours from about 15% battery level, but if i charge it from a USB port on the back of my computer (not an exhillary one on the front panel) it takes like 4.5 hours ! Is this normal ?
Yes this is normal. Charge from the usb cable through the laptop takes like double time of the normal way of charge.
Thats normal. A laptop will provide less ampage through a usb port, thus it takes longer
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A cool ty. I just thought it was a bit weird that my other HTC phones showed very little difference between the two.
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Shambolicuk said:
A cool ty. I just thought it was a bit weird that my other HTC phones showed very little difference between the two.
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Maybe the bigger difference because the desire has a higher power drain.
I have a spare USB cable on which I have shorted the 2 data wires, this tricks the desire into thinking its plugged into an AC charger and charges at full speed.
Be warned the slow charge is a safety feature, bypassing it could cause your phone to draw more power than your laptop can safely output (USB standard is 500ma, desire needs 600-700ma) and cause damage. So far I have not seen anyone do any damage doing this, nor do I believe it is evn possible on modern equiptment.
This is a feature of the USB standard.
A USB socket on a computer will provide 5V @ 0.5Amps. The wall charger that comes with the Desire provides 5V @ 1Amp.
Thus, when charging via a computer, it takes roughly twice as long.
Ok, so my original wildfire s charger got damaged during a vacation so i can't use it anymore, need to buy another one. Till i do that can i use an iPad charger? I have an iPad and an iPad charger and i can plug the htc usb cable to it, will it get damaged?
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i think yes
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I have an iPad and an iPad charger and i can plug the htc usb cable to it, will it get damaged?
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I will work with no problems. I have done this many times as I forget my charger at a friends and use thier iPhone, WiMax, Bluetooth chargers.
I used to charge my WFS with philips mp3 charger.It works without any problem
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I charge mine with my dad's LG Optimus One P500 charger if I forget mine.
If you have any of those phones, just twist the phone cable and put it in.
It works vice versa too.
USB is a standard voltage. You will be fine. There's essentially no difference between both the adapters you have.
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USB is 5V and will carge fine anywhere from 500mA (standard computer USB port) to 2-3A (most wall and car chargers). I have only once seen a USB wall charger that violated this, it was 6V and came with a AA battery charger. you'll be fine with the ipad one.
I use a trust and ipod chrager, no problem since now!
any voltage up to 6V should be alright, the phone regulates it down to 5V automatically (though more heat is generated). the problems occur the other way where the charger doesn't have enough voltage (ex. my tablet requires 5.3V to charge normally, on 5.1 it takes a few days, and 5.0 it continues to drain the battery)
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Ok, so my original wildfire s charger got damaged during a vacation so i can't use it anymore, need to buy another one. Till i do that can i use an iPad charger? I have an iPad and an iPad charger and i can plug the htc usb cable to it, will it get damaged?
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if you have 5v and 1Ah you can use it without any damge to battery if it's 1Ah+ it will charge your phone fatser but it will overheat phone. if it 1Ah- it will charge slow and after long using wont charge it till 100%
Chargers are so cheap on e-bay.... I usually get all my accessories there!
EdikNeznanov said:
if you have 5v and 1Ah you can use it without any damge to battery if it's 1Ah+ it will charge your phone fatser but it will overheat phone. if it 1Ah- it will charge slow and after long using wont charge it till 100%
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Hi
I have a few other normal micro USB cables and when I try to use them with the standard HTC plug, the phone shows its charging but the percentage never goes up. In fact it drains even though it says its charging. Why is this? I've tried two new cables with the official wall charger but I get the same. I really want to be able to use a longer cable.
Any ideas? If it helps I'm running Franco r11 kernel.
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Not enough power coming from the power supply. Cable isn't the problem.
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Well how can that be? I'm using the same HTC plug. It works with the white cable that came with the phone. But when a plug a different micro USB cable into it it doesn't.
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Check both usb connectivity terminals gusse there must be difference.
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Check both usb connectivity terminals gusse there must be difference.
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I charge mine with a nokia cable which came with e7.no problem here.
all cables are the same, unless they are "charge only" cables (I got one like this for my Nvidia glasses)
it will not drain more than 500mA from USB. But the charging logic is acting weird sometimes so I think you just saw it glitching with other cable and not with the original one. It will drain with both if you use it in the meantime, try it.
Hmmm. I got the battery widget app which shows + mv when charged with the official HTC cable. When I plug in the other two miscellaneous cables the discharge rate is negative under the same conditions. Maybe its the kernel?
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My phone currently charges with different USB cables.
I have a blackberry short cable (for when I'm at client sites) and I use my old SE cables to charge and even do file transfers..
Have you ran the charger test in the HTC Phone Diagnostics??
From my experience this phone is picky as hell when it comes to what charger it wants you to use. I ended up using the one it comes with. It charges the fastest.
Go to the play store and download battery monitor widget. Its really helpful! Shows you how fast it drains the temperature all in graphs.
My one x will not charge with a car charger for some reason. Even with original charger fine with usb from pc or mains charger.
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I get the your phone is using more power than charge etc. Two cables from eBay and the same thing. Such a pain! I wanted a longer charger
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Its got nothing to do with the micro usb cables, there has been another power management update that was released last week, so HTC have told me, as mine sometimes doesnt charge more than 23%-29%, but when rebooted it goes to 63% and sometimes takes 12 hours for a simple charge, but was told it can take up to 4 weeks for the networks to distribute it. Im waiting for it too as my software is still on 1.28.771.9.
Im on 3 uk so it will probably never happen, but im currently in dispute with them because of faulty phone.
Hi I'm having the same problem with a longer USB cable.
I have a 3 meter cable from ebay which I've been using to charge my Desire HD for the past year without a problem.
When I tried this with my new One X it will not charge. The charge light is on but battery level decreases. I've left the phone sitting with the screen off for a while, but no charge.
When I tried it with the USB cable that came with the phone it charges fine, even whilst using the phone, with the same wall charger plug.
I've tried it with the wall charger plug that came with the One X and the one that came with the Desire HD, both same results:
Desire HD charges with both short USB and long USB cable.
One X will only charge with the short USB cable.
Is there a quality difference in the cables, or maybe a length restriction?
My One X is running Stock Android 4.0.3 (1.29.206.11)
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Hi I'm having the same problem with a longer USB cable.
I have a 3 meter cable from ebay which I've been using to charge my Desire HD for the past year without a problem.
When I tried this with my new One X it will not charge. The charge light is on but battery level decreases. I've left the phone sitting with the screen off for a while, but no charge.
When I tried it with the USB cable that came with the phone it charges fine, even whilst using the phone, with the same wall charger plug.
I've tried it with the wall charger plug that came with the One X and the one that came with the Desire HD, both same results:
Desire HD charges with both short USB and long USB cable.
One X will only charge with the short USB cable.
Is there a quality difference in the cables, or maybe a length restriction?
My One X is running Stock Android 4.0.3 (1.29.206.11)
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I've just bought another 3 meter micro USB cable of higher quality, this one stated it would work with HTC One series phones. This cable charges my phone perfectly. The software on my phone hasn't changed from above.
Somehow it seems the One X, and maybe all other One series phones, are particularly sensitive to the type of USB cable? I didn't realise this could be an issue!
weird. i would have thought it was the increased resistance in the cable that was making it charge slower/drain
maybe its literally the quality of the cable, better materials, equals lesser resistance over a longer distance, therefore why the new cable will work and the other doesn't?
So I think most of us know that when we plug our phone into computer to charge, it charges way slower than the oem/stock charger. Is there way to fix this and make it charge at the same rate? I want to use those portable battery chargers and not get slow charge rate
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The portable charges will charge your battery just fine.
The USB ports on your computer don't put out enough juice... it's not the phone or the chords.
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Ah ok. Thank
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A USB port on your computer an normally put out around 250 mA. Most USB wall chargers run from 500 mA to 1000 mA. Not much you can do about it until USB3 becomes the standard.
I bought a cheap charger on Amazon that has worked well, it came with a car charger as well, for less than $10.
The port on your phone is a Micro-B USB. Many HTC phones (Evo!), Kindle fire, and Samsung phones use it. Keep and eye out for a wall version! They are really handy.
For what its worth stock HTC chargers are gangster, they put out 1000 mA whereas most other stock chargers are 800-900... I learned this piece of useless info when bricking an evo 3d on purpose to downgrade the h-boot, it was very important to use the stock charger for just this reason
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I'd like to buy a new and extra cable (not the charger) to connect my device to my computer and charge it then as well.
Apparently this kind of cable, micro data usb, seems to be universal. Is it really so as I don't want to damage it if I buy a generic cable.
Any help me would be great
I was also wondering this because I would like to buy a much longer cable since my power outlet is far from my bedside table.
The cables are universal, so any length would work for charging (data transfer not guaranteed).
Actually they are not that universal. While I dont have any technical specs there are quite large differences.
eg a PC USB slot will only deliver 500 mA UNLESS certain pins are connected that allows the connected device to tell the PC that it can take more than 500 mA. They will look the same but 1 cable will only deliver 500 mA & a different cable could deliver 1000 mA.
Another cable might be wired up for delivering power only from a USB slot or from the wall adapter, but at the same time not be able to do any data transfer.
To be sure I bought an Htc official cable.
You could always just buy a usb extender. That way you can use it for multiple things.
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Sorry to revive a dead thread, but there is some unclear info in here that I thought I could clear up:
Micro-USB cables are universal in the sense that they will all fit and to one degree or another charge your phone. The combination of the charger and the cable, however can yield wildly different charge rates. If you want fast charging:
1. Look at the small print on your wall charger and see what current level it will output. You're looking for something 1 amp or higher. Some chargers will say something like 500ma, which is 500 milliamps or half an amp, and that's slower.
2. Consider buying a special "charging" cable. These cables use the USB power that would normally be used for data to charge the battery faster, and thus they won't work as data cables when plugged into your computer. Here's an example of a charging cable from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-U...1367955673&sr=8-2&keywords=usb+charging+cable
Basically what you want to look for on your One V is in the power settings for the phone it should say "Charging (AC)" when you plug it in and *not* "Charging (USB)". With the AC setting you know you're getting as much charging power as you can get.
I use my old Blackberry charge/USB cable with my One V without issue.
same here lol
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same here lol
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Glad I'm not the only one!
hahaha i because of the short lenght of original cable and it makes an irritating noisy sound xD
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hahaha i because of the short lenght of original cable and it makes an irritating noisy sound xD
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Yeah, I don't even use my HTC cable anymore. I originally stopped using it because I dropped my phone while it was plugged into it and it bent the connector. However, I HATED how short it was!! Then, I noticed that my Blackberry cable had the same end on it, and I've been using that for USB tethering, and I use my Samsung bluetooth earpiece charger to just charge my One V. lol
Oh, and I use the HTC USB to wall socket adapter to plug in my ecig. XD
ah nicee!
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Yeah, I don't even use my HTC cable anymore. I originally stopped using it because I dropped my phone while it was plugged into it and it bent the connector. However, I HATED how short it was!! Then, I noticed that my Blackberry cable had the same end on it, and I've been using that for USB tethering, and I use my Samsung bluetooth earpiece charger to just charge my One V. lol
Oh, and I use the HTC USB to wall socket adapter to plug in my ecig. XD
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I unintentionally bought some blackberry ones to have in my car, at my PC, at work, etc and they work great for me. I am just really careful about the wall adapter output because using my dad's tablet charger with micro usb killed my wife's optimus t.