phone won't charge, but will connect to pc - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

i tried wall charger, usb 2.0 and 3.0 ports. everytime i plug in it will show charging for like 3 seconds then stop. i can connect to pc and share storage just fine however.
when i turn off the device and charge, it shows me this
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anyone know what that sign means?

I think that's the international symbol for broke ass battery.
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RTFOP said:
I think that's the international symbol for broke ass battery.
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rofl, thanks, it is 100% just the battery right? guess time to buy another.

You might wanna try a different charging cable/usb wire. I had a USB cable go bad and it would mount the phone but it wouldn't charge it. Then I would check the charger itself, then consider a battery issue
Process of elimination

mrgodai said:
rofl, thanks, it is 100% just the battery right? guess time to buy another.
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Most likely. While it's not a bad idea to keep trying other chargers, I've never had a bad charger show a battery warning like that. Looks to me like the device isn't connecting to it, so it's either a bad battery or a bad connection in the phone.
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rlee008 said:
You might wanna try a different charging cable/usb wire. I had a USB cable go bad and it would mount the phone but it wouldn't charge it. Then I would check the charger itself, then consider a battery issue
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i have cables and chargers from motorola, samsung and htc, all of them gave me the same thing. Galaxy S3 on the other hand works fine with all those cables and chargers

mrgodai said:
i have cables and chargers from motorola, samsung and htc, all of them gave me the same thing. Galaxy S3 on the other hand works fine with all those cables and chargers
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Look at your actual USB plugin on the phone. I just sent mine in to samsung for repair because some of the metal contacts on the USB plugin itself got bent up and back into the phone so they would not make contact to the USB cable anymore. I think that certain contacts control data while others control charging.
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I had the opposite of what happened to you, phone would charge but not connect to PC. I cleaned out my USB hub and pushed around the pins inside with a very, very small precision flathead screwdriver. What do you know, it started working all of a sudden!
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Phone using more power than charger can provide most of the time.

Hello, as the title suggests , my HTC One X is using more power than the charger can provide, even when idle.
When the phone is on, it doesn't charge unless the screen is off, and even then it is very slowly. Almost we whenever I turn the screen on it starts to discharge when plugged in. I am using the standard 1000mah charger.
It only used to do that when I was playing 3d games (only the highest).
I am using ARHD 7.1.0 and faux 004b6.
Please help, this is hard to live with
After I wiped battery stats and had it on for about 10 minutes (started on 5%).
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Mine did this when I was charging on the computer via USB but I think it was due to the fact USB is only 500mA i think and the cable I had was like 2 meters in lenght so wasnt expecting much. Are you using the USB you got with it?
Rittzy said:
Mine did this when I was charging on the computer via USB but I think it was due to the fact USB is only 500mA i think and the cable I had was like 2 meters in lenght so wasnt expecting much. Are you using the USB you got with it?
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When i try to record video with camera and charge via usb PC i get that error message but when i switch to wall charger i was ok.
I'm using the wall charger with a 2m USB
ORStoner said:
I'm using the wall charger with a 2m USB
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Use the original cable and see what happens, most 2m cables are very inefficient.
I got this to and I am using a Samsung galaxy s charger still when I play minecraft on my phone it don't charge it fast very...... Very....... Very...... Slow progress then
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When you play a fairly intensive game like minecraft and try to charge it then yes it will take longer to charge. For the quickest charging time use the official plug and cable and have the phone turned off.
Looks like it was the cable, the metal inside had gone all black I don't know why. Thanks for the help.

How to charge battery without phone?

Hi,
Does anyone know how I can charge the battery without the phone?
I tried to connect a USB cable (red & black wires) tot the + and - of the battery (correct polarity, I checked on the internet).
But that doesn't make sense, battery isn't charged after several hours.
Does any1 know how I can do this?
Thx very much!
Pieter
Why not just get a charger from eBay or Amazon? Doing it your way, even if it sort of works, may do serious damage to the battery. And the last thing you want to do its smoke a lithium ion battery.
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not sure if it safe/possible to it any other way then in the phone or a charger ment for it. there are universal ones and ones specific to the g2/dz that charge the batter without the phone. if you were do get it charging another way you may overcharge it, granted I believe the oem batteries should have a function to stop the charge @ a certain point but why taje the chance?
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If you can afford to check on amazom.com. I bought an universal external wall charger from them and it came with 2 batteries as well.
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. I'll try later to post the link with the image but I can honestly say I always have a fully charged battery.
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tronmech said:
Why not just get a charger from eBay or Amazon? Doing it your way, even if it sort of works, may do serious damage to the battery. And the last thing you want to do its smoke a lithium ion battery.
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Thx 4 your help.
I will explain why I'm asking this question:
the USB port of my Desire Z is broken.
I have ordered a completely new motherboard to fix this issue.
The board will be send to my homecountry from Hong Kong.
They will send it this week.
Until then, I have no Desire Z because the battery is empty and I can't charge anymore...
I can't remember the brand, but over at Staples there are these 7$ USB adapters for just bout any kind of battery , you just move the prongs to the contacts on the battery and slip it into a USB port (but given how our batteries have the contacts on the bottom instead of on the wide surface that may be difficult).
But yea I would say using an actual charger would be your best bet.
Where did you order your motherboard from?
www.htcrepairparts.com
Thanks.
cyberbozzo said:
Hi,
Does anyone know how I can charge the battery without the phone?
I tried to connect a USB cable (red & black wires) tot the + and - of the battery (correct polarity, I checked on the internet).
But that doesn't make sense, battery isn't charged after several hours.
Does any1 know how I can do this?
Thx very much!
Pieter
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http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Charg...367131&sr=8-1&keywords=htc+g2+battery+charger
here you go, something like this.

Memory Card Slot? Issue or OCD?

Am I just nit picking or does mine seem like something is applying downward pressure on the plate? I can't slide it straight in, I have to angle it down. It's like I had to work it over and break it in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzo1OQNYP-0
Thanks.
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Dude once its in, its in. Why you taking it out and putting it back in?
OCD big time!!
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shook187 said:
Dude once its in, its in. Why you taking it out and putting it back in?
OCD big time!!
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Because highly OCD. I replace OEM chargers if someone else plugs their phone in. It's pretty severe. I could continue using it, but I keep back up. I mean stock pile of back ups.
chrischoi said:
Because highly OCD. I replace OEM chargers if someone else plugs their phone in. It's pretty severe. I could continue using it, but I keep back up. I mean stock pile of back ups.
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you might not want to do that with this phone, its a 2 amp charger. most are only 1 amp. If you use anything but the one it came with or an oem one your phone will charge slower.
loveshinesthru said:
you might not want to do that with this phone, its a 2 amp charger. most are only 1 amp. If you use anything but the one it came with or an oem one your phone will charge slower.
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Charging slow isn't a problem. I have all day. The wall charger I keep, it's the cables that I swap.
As bad as I am with all of the above, I keep an arsenal of these.
http://goo.gl/s9kQM
I got myself covered.
I got really lucky on ebay and got 2 new chargers, a headset and a new battery for 15.50, all oem.
loveshinesthru said:
I got really lucky on ebay and got 2 new chargers, a headset and a new battery for 15.50, all oem.
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That is a steal.
I have issues. Maybe. Counted 14 OEM USB charging cables. Have more upstairs on my night stand, my day bag and some for the car. I sold off a bunch.
This is just the S3 stash. I only have one S3. Then there are different styles of Samsung chargers in a plastic bin + HTC and LG stuff as well.
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The Note 2 I just got... I don't know if it's gonna stick around.
wow, you have a lot of stuff! How come you might not keep your note?
loveshinesthru said:
wow, you have a lot of stuff! How come you might not keep your note?
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Work. Work says I can't have it on my account. No logic or reasoning. So I have to send it back.
chrischoi said:
Work. Work says I can't have it on my account. No logic or reasoning. So I have to send it back.
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Jeez, that sucks.

[Q] 30 pin connector to S2

I bought a 30 pin connector for the slot galaxy s2 (gt-i9100) for use in the speaker dock sony (slot iphone / ipod) but the connector does not work.
if anyone has ever used it?
Never used that but I bought a wireless bluetooth one off eBay for pretty cheap. A kit sound one.
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You mean apple 30 pin to Bluetooth, rite ?
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JakePNEFC said:
Never used that but I bought a wireless bluetooth one off eBay for pretty cheap. A kit sound one.
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wireless bluetooth?
caliber2001 said:
You mean apple 30 pin to Bluetooth, rite ?
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apple 30 pin (ipod&iphone) to Micro usb male to 30Pin Female data charging for Apple iPhone 4s ipod ipad cable
from : http://www.ebay.com/itm/181033699420?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
i'm trying to connect my Sony http://ipod30gbw.blogspot.com/2012/09/sony-xf100ip-ipod-dock-portable-speaker.html to my Galaxy S2 using the 30 pin connector above
I think it's a fake cable. The contacts if the phone and the ipod are electrically connected but there isn't a communication protocol for this. It's like those usb-to-hdmi or usb-to-headphones cables which sometimes popup on ebay. They look right but serve absolutely no function.
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I was talking about stuff like that.
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That actually looks good.
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I have the kit sound one. Had to send it back twice and I've only had it for a month. Not sure about the quality of it.
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f-r said:
I think it's a fake cable. The contacts if the phone and the ipod are electrically connected but there isn't a communication protocol for this. It's like those usb-to-hdmi or usb-to-headphones cables which sometimes popup on ebay. They look right but serve absolutely no function.
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Could be
caliber2001 said:
I was talking about stuff like that.
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Looks suit with the price
JakePNEFC said:
I have the kit sound one. Had to send it back twice and I've only had it for a month. Not sure about the quality of it.
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the cable or the bluetooth?

Charging

Maybe it's just me, but seems like my charging has slowed down. When I'm plugged in in doesn't say fast charging like my Note 4 did, it just says cable charging. Does everyone else's just say cable charging.
Disconect and conect
Same trouble here, unplugging and plugging back in fixes it, but I am returning it for a new one. I shouldn't need to do that
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Looks like this recent tmobile update might have fixed the charging issue
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I switched the cable not fast charging plug I have a whole bunch of samsung cables even ones that work on s6 edge but same thing happened to me.I switched cable that u connect to fast charging plug and tried lg g4 cable and now it works all the time.I ordered usb cables that are for lg phones and now it works all thee time.Try changing cable to a non samsung one I tried lg ones and they work.Before had to press hard or try a few times but now I put in once normally and works everytime.
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raw2000j said:
I switched the cable not fast charging plug I have a whole bunch of samsung cables even ones that work on s6 edge but same thing happened to me.I switched cable that u connect to fast charging plug and tried lg g4 cable and now it works all the time.I ordered usb cables that are for lg phones and now it works all thee time.Try changing cable to a non samsung one I tried lg ones and they work.Before had to press hard or try a few times but now I put in once normally and works everytime.
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This seems odd.. I take your word for it but at the same time, are you sure it's actually "fast charging"?
How long does it take for your phone to go from 0-5% up to "complete charge"? And also, how long does it then take to go from 100% to dead?
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It says fast charging with new cables every single time before would only say cable charging and had to mess with it a few times before it changed.I just bought a second set of cable from ebay and works every single time.
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I'm sure maybe another cable besides lg would work but i tried samsungs usually dont work not aure why but the lg g4 cables do work as it should out of the box.
I notice the lg cables have one level before goes down on tip samsungs are flat on tip like these pics thats the only ones I buy
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If you need the ebay info on here from where I buy it on ebay hit me up.

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