Develop Bugs

[Q] LTE Nexus and a Powermat?

Anyone use a Powermat to charge their phone? it looks like the usb attachment doesn't make it register like it's charging?

I have the same problem with USB charging. Neither my PC nor my Macbook Pro will charge the phone. It says charging, but the battery continues to drain. I noticed on my mac the USB port is only providing 500mA. The plug-in charger that came with the phone says 1.0 amp (1000ma).
I have a powermat too, but you need a special back cover on the phone to get it to charge this way, even that's even going to be an option on this phone.

having an issue with some of my car chargers too, some work some don't.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App

just bought the powermat for my nexus and it works great with the usb square attachment.

meerdutch said:
just bought the powermat for my nexus and it works great with the usb square attachment.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you mean the square power cube? Can you take a pic of your setup?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

bisquick24 said:
Anyone use a Powermat to charge their phone? it looks like the usb attachment doesn't make it register like it's charging?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I initially had problems when using the power cube as well. This was a little surprising since its output was 1A which was the same as chargers which worked well. I decided to try using a different mini to micro usb adapter than the one which comes with the power cube. Once I switched adapters, the powermat worked perfectly.

Any particular model?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

bisquick24 said:
Any particular model?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You would ask that. I found the packaging and it's an Adapti. It's just a cheap adapter that I bought from the local Fred Meyer (a department store chain in the Pacific Northwest) about a year and a half ago. It also came a mini-usb to iPhone adapter.
Hopefully this helps. You should be able to find an adapter that works.
a

What are you guys running for car power?

I just ordered a Griffin PowerJolt. I hope I get one of the newer ones that work with ac mode.

I use the USB port in my deck.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

I bought this and it will be the only car charger i will ever need to buy im set for life, and it was like $2, very good quality
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-T-Mobile-...04272&sr=8-1&keywords=htc+mytouch+car+charger :good::good:

I just got one of the low profile Griffin Powerjolts .... I haven't used it for a full charge yet, but it appears to work ok so far.
What is the AC mode you are speaking of?

I don't recall the exact part number, but its the oem HTC kit I got for my One S prior to trading it in. Nothing fancy, but high quality and power, and the S3 doesn't seem to be picky.
Five0nIt said:
I use the USB port in my deck.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How do you stop the deck from trying to index the whole phone? That is the problem I've had when trying that in the past. Is their a setting somewhere, or a cable mod that allows charging but no data?

I use the I-GO, bought it at Radio Shack in I think 2004, been able to charge any phone I've had since then all you have to do is buy the little adapter for each phone, just got one for my GSII for 7 bucks after changing from an IPhone.

Using the t mobile branded mini usb chadger that i got with moto razr. I added a mini to micro usb adapter.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

Scosche reVIVE II. It has 2 ports, 1amp and 2.1amp. I usually use the 2.1 amp port and it works great.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app

I usually use the Motorola rapid car charger amazon 5 bucks never had any issues, come with long cord and looks nice.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

I was using some cheap usb charger but it was going loose all the time so I purchased Scosche Powerfuze.
It is a bit expensive but top notch product.

mattsternc said:
I just got one of the low profile Griffin Powerjolts .... I haven't used it for a full charge yet, but it appears to work ok so far.
What is the AC mode you are speaking of?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Some cheapo usb adapters do not charge at full power. They charge as if they are plugged into a computer (500ma)
It is because the factory forgets to short the datapins.

http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi...52677200&sr=1-1&keywords=motorola+car+charger
I use the motorola charger. I had heard good things so I bought one and it seems to work just fine.

BerMM said:
How do you stop the deck from trying to index the whole phone? That is the problem I've had when trying that in the past. Is their a setting somewhere, or a cable mod that allows charging but no data?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When I plug my phone in its charge only. Only when I go to "USB mode" dose it index the phone.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

I did a lot of research and came up with the following. Been using it for a week now and it charges fast. I did short out the two center usb pins. This is a true 3.1 amp charger. It does not split the power to charge two devices like most 2 amp chargers do. One plug is 1 amp and the other is 2.1 amp.
Mediabridge High Output Dual USB Car Charger For iPad and iPhone (3.1 Amp)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007TV88F2/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8

broke my Nexus 7 microsd cable..where to find oem replacement?

This morning I woke up and the microsd cable was broken, I guess in my sleep I bent it and it won't charge any more..(just the cable part) from the charger. Is there a place online to buy the oem original asus cable or something compatible? Something that will charge as fast as the original one.

I use a genuine BB cable from a 9900 Bold and it shows charging at AC rate, not USB.

OEM cable for N7(2013)
euklid said:
This morning I woke up and the microsd cable was broken, I guess in my sleep I bent it and it won't charge any more..(just the cable part) from the charger. Is there a place online to buy the oem original asus cable or something compatible? Something that will charge as fast as the original one.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hii
you can check this linke of OEM cables and hope fully you will get the one you are looking for it...
You can also avail free shipping on the product by simply signing up for the news letters of it..and later on if you want you can unsubscribe but that wont be going to affect your free shipping.....
So just check out once may be you find something interesting
Share your experience too
Thanks !!!!!

Pretty much any micro usb cable from a reputable manufacturer will work (its the chargers where you get the differences). I've used my S3 cable, an old Motorola cable, and a monoprice (generic) cable for charging it and other devices with no problems.

Some generic cable don't work very well. I've had charging problems. You can get the Motorola cable pretty cheap on amazon.

Mine stopped working after about 3 weeks. The cable was never bent or even removed from the wall adapter either! It's very possible that you didn't bend the cable in your sleep, and instead the cable just stopped working like mine did. Since then, I've just been using one of my many HTC cables plugged in to the Asus wall adapter that came with my N7 FHD. It works perfectly!
Sent from my White Note 2 via XDA Premium HD

Try monoprice.

jhom52 said:
Try monoprice.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Haha I was scrolling down to see if anyone would mention monoprice and you beat me to it. But yes try monoprice. Just ordered their premium micro-b USB cables which is the type you're looking for and just received them yesterday. Very happy with my order. Can get what you're looking for for less than $1.50 and no shipping.

bolo808 said:
Haha I was scrolling down to see if anyone would mention monoprice and you beat me to it. But yes try monoprice. Just ordered their premium micro-b USB cables which is the type you're looking for and just received them yesterday. Very happy with my order. Can get what you're looking for for less than $1.50 and no shipping.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can you please give me the link to the premium cable your ordered?? I ordered some from monoprice a while back for my old s2 and they charged slow..

Buy the amazonbasics one. Cheap, good quality, gold plated, nice thick feel to it and very long!
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-...866469&sr=8-1&keywords=amazonbasics+micro+usb
I have not tested it on the tablet, but I charge my phone all day with it at work. Using the OEM HTC outlet adapter, it provides AC charging.
Sent from my Nexus 7

euklid said:
Can you please give me the link to the premium cable your ordered?? I ordered some from monoprice a while back for my old s2 and they charged slow..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Here's a link to one of the cables I bought: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=9761&seq=1&format=2
This one is the 3ft cable but they also have 3ft and 6ft premium cables in black and white. If you go back a page to the full listing of USB cables scroll down to the section USB 2.0 Cables - Micro-B Type and you'll see all the different cables you're looking for. The first 4 are the premium cables. I got both 3 and 6 ft cables and no problems with charging times.

detonation said:
Pretty much any micro usb cable will work (its the chargers where you get the differences). I've used my S3 cable, an old Motorola cable, and a generic cable for charging it and other devices with no problems.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The cable is a big factor in charge rates.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

drodarte said:
The cable is a big factor in charge rates.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is true! I think the post you quoted would have been better stated by saying that any cable FROM A REPUTABLE MANUFACTURER should work just fine. Not just ANY cable because, unfortunately, there are many 3rd party cables that are just junk. If you have a cable from your current or previous phone, and it's a phone manufactured by a reputable company, then it should work without a problem.
Sent from my White Note 2 via XDA Premium HD

bolo808 said:
Here's a link to one of the cables I bought: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=9761&seq=1&format=2
This one is the 3ft cable but they also have 3ft and 6ft premium cables in black and white. If you go back a page to the full listing of USB cables scroll down to the section USB 2.0 Cables - Micro-B Type and you'll see all the different cables you're looking for. The first 4 are the premium cables. I got both 3 and 6 ft cables and no problems with charging times.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks..were u able to check the current its charging at with this..whats its suppose to be on nexus 7?? I know on my s4 stock samsung its 1900mA.
Sent from my GT-I9505G using Tapatalk 2

stanglifemike said:
This is true! I think the post you quoted would have been better stated by saying that any cable FROM A REPUTABLE MANUFACTURER should work just fine. Not just ANY cable because, unfortunately, there are many 3rd party cables that are just junk. If you have a cable from your current or previous phone, and it's a phone manufactured by a reputable company, then it should work without a problem.
Sent from my White Note 2 via XDA Premium HD
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Fixed my post I've never bought a no name cable but I can imagine if they're cheaply/poorly built they'll have terrible impedance and charge too slow.
Also note that really long cables will charge slower (unless they use lower guage wire)

For Monoprice, avoid the 24AWG ferrite bead ones (the ones that go for about $1 for a 3-foot one). While they seem like quality cables at first, I've had 4 and 3 of them have gotten flaky over time (the D+/D- ones broke on one of them so it doesn't talk to a computer anymore, and the other two often lose connection when moved around).

I have a bunch of different standard cables from eBay (different lengths), even the colorful ones. All work without problems. It's a digital cable ( 2 data and 2 power lines). if it's not broken or shorted any cable should work. Of course if you approach the maximum length (5m -15 ft) of usb and the cable is not up to the specs it may start failing but for 1-3 m should not have problems with any cable. If we speak about the power adapter (not cable) it's another story. There are many variants and not all provide the specified power, but if the specs are correct the 2A and 3A ones should work. Car adapters , an even more different story. I'm not using my Nexus 7-2 in car (have a build in Android navi now), but I used the first gen Nexus 7, and I tried 3 different adapters until I found one which provided enough power to charge the tablet with GPS and navi on (most will let the tablet slowly discharge). I think this model require less power so maybe even some which did not work will work now.

euklid said:
Thanks..were u able to check the current its charging at with this..whats its suppose to be on nexus 7?? I know on my s4 stock samsung its 1900mA.
Sent from my GT-I9505G using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did two tests both using the Asus power adapter that came with the device and these are the specs for it from the Asus website:
Output:5.2V 1.35A/7W for other USB device
Input:100-240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
I attached two pictures using battery monitor widget. Just adding in too my n7 is unlocked and rooted but completely stock other than that. The first picture is with the Asus USB cable that came with the device and the second picture is with my 6ft premium cable from monoprice. Sorry if this isn't what you were asking for.

bolo808 said:
I did two tests both using the Asus power adapter that came with the device and these are the specs for it from the Asus website:
Output:5.2V 1.35A/7W for other USB device
Input:100-240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
I attached two pictures using battery monitor widget. Just adding in too my n7 is unlocked and rooted but completely stock other than that. The first picture is with the Asus USB cable that came with the device and the second picture is with my 6ft premium cable from monoprice. Sorry if this isn't what you were asking for.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeah was looking for the mA delivered to device...have you noticed any difference in how long it takes to fully charge the n7? I know there's tons of cables just looking for one with comparable performance to stock one.

euklid said:
yeah was looking for the mA delivered to device...have you noticed any difference in how long it takes to fully charge the n7? I know there's tons of cables just looking for one with comparable performance to stock one.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I haven't actually been able to test the time it takes to fully charge since I usually charge it overnight but I'll try to run some tests and time how long it takes with the different cables and I'll post my findings. From what I've seen so far from using it, I haven't noticed any difference with charge time between the stock cable and the monoprice one With my experience using it to charge my droid razr (xt912) definitely no difference with charge time compared to the stock motorola usb cable. I'm sure with the n7 it's totally fine.

Where to buy the original Mcs-04wr and original premium usb cable that came with the

I looked all over, but i could not find the original Mcs-04wr (1.8a) and original premium usb cable (thick grade cable) that came with the At&t LG-E980. I could always buy an anker charger or a verizon thick grade 2.1a rapid charger. Although the cable that came with this phone is the best i have seen so far, as its premium thick grade, and it of course fits the phone perfectly and tight. Unlike the premium thick grade monoprice usb cables that even know the quality appears to be good, the connection to the Lg Optiumus Pro G loosens quickly sometimes in just matter of days making your charge go on and off.
Anybody know where to get the original cord and cable? Or any ideas?
Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk 4

hi.
I saw that one also at ebay. That's not like the premium thick grade usb cable that comes with the At&t-E980 is it? Cause that cable is thicker than any Usb cable I have ever seen included with a new smartphone.
Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk 4

I am using this one with my car charger, is nice and thick and handles the full speed charging very nicely.
Samsung 2.5 feet Micro USB Data Cable for the Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 Black
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088OMHCE/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Crinos512 said:
I am using this one with my car charger, is nice and thick and handles the full speed charging very nicely.
Samsung 2.5 feet Micro USB Data Cable for the Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 Black
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088OMHCE/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Looks like one of the thinner thickness grade cables. I had one left over from an old Samsung charger. It seemed to work. I am looking for either the original cable or one that fits well of the same grade.
Right now i settled on the OEM-Samsung-ETA-U90JWE-White-2-0-Charger-For-Samsung-Galaxy-S4. It has a thicker premium grade usb cable. Not sure if they upgraded the size even further for the Gs4. This is also the original charger that came with the white At&t Note 2. i will see when i get it:
www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-OEM-Sams...4-/181205532501?ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:US:1123
Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk 4

You ever try local pawn shops?
Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk 4

No. Doesn't seem like you would find the very latest stuff there though would you?
I am very happy with the Galaxy S4 / Note 2 chargers + usb cables that I previously referenced. They are the most highest quality 2.0a compliant I could find except the Verizon Rapid Chargers. They charge my Lg Optimus Pro G and my Astro 3 2nd Generation 12000 external battery at full speed. The chargers/cables also appear to be authentic with code tags, Samsung label on the usb cable bags, and a verizon tag on the usb cables.
Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk 4

How to get QI wireless charging on your SII without any permanent mods

I just got an S3, and was excited about the ability to use wireless charging. While looking for QI gear on eBay, I ironically stumbled across an item that will add that very same feature on my old SII, without any permanent hardware mod needed.
The item in question is this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200963522572?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
It's basically a QI charging inlay thing that has a very tiny microUSB connector, allowing you to connect it to essentially anything that charges via microUSB. I bought one just to try it out, and sure enough, it works like a charm with my old S II. I have a cheap (but great) TPU case on my S II, and the QI inlay fit absolutely perfectly between the case and the phone's actual back cover.
I used the SII for more than a year and a half, and I frankly hope that this was just invented a few weeks ago, as I hate to think that wireless charging for my S II was $16 away all that time >.<

Hey, *thanks* so much for this, it is just about exactly what i was looking for (and not able to track down on the net). Much appreciated and can't wait to try it out on my SGS2!

Where can I get the charging pad to lay it on? It's not in the link

0ftal said:
Where can I get the charging pad to lay it on? It's not in the link
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
QI is a standard. Throw a rock and you will hit a compatible charger : p

Thanks, this was very useful info.

Will it work with PowerMat charging pad or I need to buy new one?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

caliber2001 said:
Will it work with PowerMat charging pad or I need to buy new one?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's for the QI standard, so if PowerMat is QI, it will work. If not, it wont

Cant find qi logo, so probably i gonna need new mat
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

brilliant. I've been searching for this for ages. Thanks

that is an interesting stuff.

No more cable.
Enviado do meu GT-I9100 através de Tapatalk

Just one question: can u still use the micro usb or do u have to remove it when you want to plug an usb cable in? For example for transferring stuff?

0ftal said:
Where can I get the charging pad to lay it on? It's not in the link
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Charching pad is for s4 i think but from zens there is one with cover for s3 i owned it both ???
Sent from my GT-I9505G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

great stuff, but what will i do if i need to charge it by cable?

With "Android Tuner Free" you can see the incoming mAh when charging (at battery stats).
With standard wallcharger from samsung I get ~640mAh
Does anybody got the incoming mAh stats about wireless charging?
Anyway, I think cable is better because you can move and use your phone.

GreekBlood said:
With "Android Tuner Free" you can see the incoming mAh when charging (at battery stats).
With standard wallcharger from samsung I get ~640mAh
Does anybody got the incoming mAh stats about wireless charging?
Anyway, I think cable is better because you can move and use your phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
the wireless charging is ~600mAh