[Q] [HELP] Won't charge? - Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello all,
My R800i won't charge anymore, doesn't matter how long it has been charging, the battery seems to not charge anything up. This all happened when I was sleeping and woke up. I noticed that the alarm of my R800i didn't go off so I wondered what it could be. To my surprise I saw that the battery was empty to 0%.
But when I plug it into my laptop there comes a notification in the trend that something connected via the USB requires a higher voltage outlet than the USB port can give. That means it does detect the R800i, but that I need a charger with a higher voltage? That wouldn't make any sense because prior to this problem charging with my laptop was just fine.
Please I need help and fast!

My guess you need new charger. Try on some other charger first. Problem with laptop is that it's usb ports can give only 500mA, and since your battery is empty, you need more.
Also, try another usb cable.
In worst case, it's battery's fault.
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Bakisha said:
My guess you need new charger. Try on some other charger first. Problem with laptop is that it's usb ports can give only 500mA, and since your battery is empty, you need more.
Also, try another usb cable.
In worst case, it's battery's fault.
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Tried already....

Bump for pl0xness.

Get a useless micro USB cable and cut the micro port off and strip the wires then attach the red wire to the (+) terminal on the battery and black to (-) then let it charge for a small amount of time
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crazymonkey05 said:
Get a useless micro USB cable and cut the micro port off and strip the wires then attach the red wire to the (+) terminal on the battery and black to (-) then let it charge for a small amount of time
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thanks for this useful post! i thought there has to be a converter or resistors between battery and usb. didn't ever thought of directly powering the battery from usb :good:

I'll have a look.

konstruktor said:
thanks for this useful post! i thought there has to be a converter or resistors between battery and usb. didn't ever thought of directly powering the battery from usb :good:
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This is actually insane enough that it might work....

1gangstabob2 said:
This is actually insane enough that it might work....
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It's not insane, but be carefull. Battery can be charged that way, but it also can be overcharged (when battery voltage get over 4.2V)
So don't charge ut that way too long. Few minutes, and put it back in phone to be properly charged (phone will charge it normally if battery is not dead and above 3.2V)
If you have voltmeter, even better
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The problem now is, when I plug the phone in even without battery, my laptop says that the maximum voltage is reached and that it has to shutdown the USB port. There is definitely something wrong with the phone but I can't figure out what.

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Did you measure the voltage of battery when outside of phone?
What is it's charging current?
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I don't know how to do that....

Bakisha said:
Did you measure the voltage of battery when outside of phone?
What is it's charging current?
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Don't know how.

1gangstabob2 said:
Don't know how.
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Did you charge your battery as crazymonkey05 suggest to you?

Bakisha said:
Did you charge your battery as crazymonkey05 suggest to you?
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Yes I did, it also worked but still couldn't charge via micro USB.

1gangstabob2 said:
Yes I did, it also worked but still couldn't charge via micro USB.
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And when you charge it with charger? Does it charging or discharging battery?
Is battery or any part if phone getting hot when not charging? When not charging does it discharge fast or normaly?
Can you charge when phone is off?
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Bakisha said:
And when you charge it with charger? Does it charging or discharging battery?
Is battery or any part if phone getting hot when not charging? When not charging does it discharge fast or normaly?
Can you charge when phone is off?
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1. Almost all the time
2. The charger doesn't charge at all, not even the orange light is shown at the on/off button
3. No, only the cable/charger
4. It goes faster now but I think thats because of charging the phone with a cut-off micro USB cable directly on the battery
5. No

1gangstabob2 said:
1. Almost all the time
2. The charger doesn't charge at all, not even the orange light is shown at the on/off button
3. No, only the cable/charger
4. It goes faster now but I think thats because of charging the phone with a cut-off micro USB cable directly on the battery
5. No
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It's maybe damaged usb port, damaged usb cable or faulty battery...
Maybe you should take it to repair service. Untill then, you can charge your battery dirrectly...
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my phone charging too slow

hi
my phone charging too slowly about 2-3% in one hour and the charger dont warm at all
and When i connect the charger the phone say: Your phone is using more current than the charger is able to deliver. please power off your phone or close unsed applications
what can i do??
plz help me
try using official one X cable .
vua777 said:
try using official one X cable .
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i test 3 cable and charger!!!
Your phone is usy doing something, there is some rogue app you need to kill.
Restart should work.
BenPope said:
Your phone is usy doing something, there is some rogue app you need to kill.
Restart should work.
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no...
i super wipe the phone but noting...
x_zarbat said:
no...
i super wipe the phone but noting...
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What kernel and Rom u using??
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sounds like your phone thinks its charging from a usb and not ac when its charging from the mains open settings > power
under battery status it will say either not charging, charging (usb) or charging (AC).
if its saying usb then there is something wrong with the cable thats stopping it from showing s an AC adapter.
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sumeshd said:
What kernel and Rom u using??
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i test stock rom and kernel + arhd and franco kernel
Have you tried a different adapter?
The cables could be fine, but your adapter/plug is defected.
Also, do as treebill said. Try checking in which mode (USB/AC/Not charging) your phone is recognizing as being charged.
xbiggyl said:
Have you tried a different adapter?
The cables could be fine, but your adapter/plug is defected.
Also, do as treebill said. Try checking in which mode (USB/AC/Not charging) your phone is recognizing as being charged.
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YES i test 3 adapter
I have exactly the same problem, I'm using official usb cable and adapter. I had tried other cables and adapters but same thing. My One X is not unlocked or rooted, and I'm with the last official rom 2.17.401.2 but it was happened and with previous rom 1.27.401.11. Even with switch off phone charging is very slow I try to restore my phone but nothing at all. Sometimes it's charge like it should but most of the time it's slow. Any suggestions or I have to go straight to repair center?
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no...
i super wipe the phone but noting...
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Ok.
Li ion batteries take 3-4 hours to charge. If its taking longer, there is huge current draw from the phone. Or, as you say, "no".
help me...
Are you REALLY sure your chargers aren't messed up?
I f**ed up the charger given with my One X(details below) and after that, my charger would only give me usb power instead of ac. I've been using this charger bundled with my Samsung P2 mp3 player that I got 4 years back.
We had gone on a trip where the room's fan rotation knob was missing, so the only thing I saw fit to change fan speed was fitting that tiny pin from the fan regulator in my AC Adapters usb port, which messed it up. Retarded I know, story of my life... -_-
Hey there, I faced the same problem. Having a blackberry Bold3, I tried recharging my OneX with the charger that came with it. BB charger charges my OneX WAY FASTER than the HTC charger that came with the phone. (1hour max for full charge) And battery holds an entire day too.
no one??
If you haven't rooted nor unlocked, and your phone was charging perfectly before, then I don't think it's a software issue.
It's either your charger or cable. If you have tried a different charger/cable that works well with other phones, then I guess you need to have your phone looked at.
Good luck
BenPope said:
Ok.
Li ion batteries take 3-4 hours to charge. If its taking longer, there is huge current draw from the phone. Or, as you say, "no".
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This is a relief. Mine took 3 hours to charge from 0 to 100 , I thought that there's something with it.
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Does it show Charging (AC) or Charging (USB) under settings > Battery ?
Use the original charger and cable all others are slower
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Is this normal???

I've just had a pretty long drive to take my son to the zoo.
I usually don't charge my phone in the car but because I only had 50% battery left I plugged in the car charger while I used Google navigation...
I had the charger plugged in the entire way and when I got there the battery had dropped by around 15%, so basically the navigation was killing the battery quicker than the car charger could charge it up.
Is that normal??? My screen brightness was on around 60%
Thanks for replies
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zolah said:
I've just had a pretty long drive to take my son to the zoo.
I usually don't charge my phone in the car but because I only had 50% battery left I plugged in the car charger while I used Google navigation...
I had the charger plugged in the entire way and when I got there the battery had dropped by around 15%, so basically the navigation was killing the battery quicker than the car charger could charge it up.
Is that normal??? My screen brightness was on around 60%
Thanks for replies
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Well, yes its normal because most likely your car charger is a USB car charger, which charges slower than an AC charger. If you had a custom kernel, and had fast USB charge, then this wouldn't be a problem because it would charge fast enough.
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I've had battery drop while charging with navigation before, not nearly that bad though.
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EpiclyEpic said:
Well, yes its normal because most likely your car charger is a USB car charger, which charges slower than an AC charger. If you had a custom kernel, and had fast USB charge, then this wouldn't be a problem because it would charge fast enough.
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Sorry to sound dumb but i dont quite know what you mean there.
Its a straight charger from the ciggerette lighter to the micro USB port. It doesnt convert from the cig charger to a usb/micro usb cable
zolah said:
Sorry to sound dumb but i dont quite know what you mean there.
Its a straight charger from the ciggerette lighter to the micro USB port. It doesnt convert from the cig charger to a usb/micro usb cable
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Well, it means its charging with USB power (Which is about 500 mah.) and sometimes it can't keep up with the phone using power and charging it at the same time. However, if you get a custom kernel with a "Fast USB Charging" option you can make it charge just as fast as an AC wall charger. Therefore, solving your problem with the dropping battery while charging.
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[Q] Longer Cable = Less Voltage ?

OK, I was wondering...
I got a 2m cable for my hox, and it seems to work fine.
BUT the charging time is much longer with it!
Like 4.5-5h for full charge!! Why is that?
Does the extra meter looses power?
It depends on the type of charger.
If you look at battery stats does it say charging (AC) or Charging (USB)
Phone chargers have to have a couple of pins shorted out to charge at full speed
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bagofcrap24 said:
It depends on the type of charger.
If you look at battery stats does it say charging (AC) or Charging (USB)
Phone chargers have to have a couple of pins shorted out to charge at full speed
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It's slower Compered to the Same Charger.
And it says AC too.
V=I*R where V is voltage, I is current and R is resistance. The charger will hold voltage constant at 5 V for USB.
A longer cable increases the resistance of the circuit. This reduces the current, and increases the charge time.
frederuco said:
V=I*R where V is voltage, I is current and R is resistance. The charger will hold voltage constant at 5 V for USB.
A longer cable increases the resistance of the circuit. This reduces the current, and increases the charge time.
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Ya, Thats what I thought
1. So what is the longest cable I can use without deceasing the current?
2. I tried a new charger that gives 5V 1.5A and it's even slower! (and the
phone says USB CHARGING, why is that?
Strange that a 1.5 A charger ended up slower.
I would say 1-2 meter cable is about the longest I would use for my USB chargers. For my tablet I use a 1 meter cable. Same for my phone (but it is not the same phone you have).
frederuco said:
Strange that a 1.5 A charger ended up slower.
I would say 1-2 meter cable is about the longest I would use for my USB chargers. For my tablet I use a 1 meter cable. Same for my phone (but it is not the same phone you have).
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How can I know how much output the charger really gives?
2m is too long i think .. it takes about 6h to charge the phone!!
Doorman404 said:
2. I tried a new charger that gives 5V 1.5A and it's even slower! (and the
phone says USB CHARGING, why is that?
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As i said previously about the shorted pins.
If they are not shorted then it will appear as USB charging.
Even though the charger can provide 1.5amps the phone is limiting the pull to 0.5amps because it thinks its pulling power via USB.
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bagofcrap24 said:
As i said previously about the shorted pins.
If they are not shorted then it will appear as USB charging.
Even though the charger can provide 1.5amps the phone is limiting the pull to 0.5amps because it thinks its pulling power via USB.
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Oh, I understand, Thanks!
Any way I can Short those connectors myself?
cause I know the phone can take 1.5A from other chargers.
can anyone know when you charge the phone in less then 80% in will charge normally but beyond it, it wil slows the charging down...that will make charging longer...i check this and it only happen in HTC phone...
enumbe many
The difference is not noticable
bagofcrap24 said:
As i said previously about the shorted pins.
If they are not shorted then it will appear as USB charging.
Even though the charger can provide 1.5amps the phone is limiting the pull to 0.5amps because it thinks its pulling power via USB.
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IF anyone's intrested, I've found this guide
How to make your phone drew more power from such chargers
http://translate.google.com/transla...tly-reported-64-stingy-reconstruction&act=url
Enjoy
Excellent guide on how to melt the usb driver chip on your motherboard.
BenPope said:
Excellent guide on how to melt the usb driver chip on your motherboard.
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:laugh: Yep. :laugh:
OR
to use with wall chargers that doesn't give
you the full load. Like in my case

[Q] Very slow charging. why??

When i connect my galaxy note 2 to stock charger it shows that in my battery stats it's charging as USB not AC.
Well what's supposed to be the problem. is my charger broken or the usb port in my phone is damaged??
Are you using the stock charger with the stock USB cable? My note 2 was charging really slow until I realized that the USB extension cable I was using wasn't delivering enough juice.
EP2008 said:
Are you using the stock charger with the stock USB cable? My note 2 was charging really slow until I realized that the USB extension cable I was using wasn't delivering enough juice.
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Yes im using stock charger with USB cable. So is my USB cable damaged. and why that is shows USB when im charging from adaptor. Sometimes i see AC , other times when i charge from adaptor it's USB
ifran said:
Yes im using stock charger with USB cable. So is my USB cable damaged. and why that is shows USB when im charging from adaptor. Sometimes i see AC , other times when i charge from adaptor it's USB
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Do you have another 2A charger/USB cable that you can test from? I use an HP Touchpad charger + cable because its 2A and has a long cable.
I just happen to experience the same thing. I have had my Note II for a couple of weeks now and it have always charged from almost empty to full in less than 2,5 hours. Today however, it's going really slow. I do not know why. I've tried everything I can think of. I juse only the stock charger. Also tried the Ipad charger - no luck. This seem to be a quite common problem.
Hmm, just as I thought, more and more of this should be coming in upcoming days. I lost two good night's sleep because of this. Anyway, this is what I have done and you guys SHOULD do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37052690&postcount=1
first time ever i have faced this issue (slow charging) couple of days back. it was dropped to almost 1%/3min
I have simply reboot to recovery and wiped cache
Now it come back to normal 40%/hr.
Sv: [Q] Very slow charging. why??
I have discovered that the stock charging usb-cable only has 4 pins in the micro-usb end. It looks like on is missing, from the standard five-pins. Can anyone check your stock usbs and see if there are four or five pins, and report back? Thanks!
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it occured in the first few days,and now it is ok!
Sv: [Q] Very slow charging. why??
Halle said:
Can anyone check your stock usbs and see if there are four or five pins, and report back? Thanks!
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Really, no one?
Halle said:
Really, no one?
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I've mentioned it on my topic, I'm sure you haven't read it. Look above.
Anyway, mine has 4 pins.
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My cable got only 4 pins. The second from the right is missing if you have the USB logo up.
jujuburi said:
I've mentioned it on my topic, I'm sure you haven't read it. Look above.
Anyway, mine has 4 pins.
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I totally missed that. Thank you very much. For the record, my Note II charges normally again. :good:
Halle said:
I totally missed that. Thank you very much. For the record, my Note II charges normally again. :good:
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And you mis the same pin?
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Sv: [Q] Very slow charging. why??
tbo-art said:
And you mis the same pin?
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Yes, I do.
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I found a huge variance in charging rates based on a combination of chargers and cables. Goes to show that the cable makes a huge difference. Here's my findings:
** Stock Charger (2A):
w/Stock Cable (4-pin) - 1698
w/Cable from another phone (5-pin) - 1698
w/Cable from battery pack (5-pin)- 1698
w/generic eBay cable (4-pin)- 100! - It didn't charge at all, even with screen off.
** iPhone Charger (1A):
w/Stock Cable (4-pin) - 1300
w/Cable from another phone (5-pin) - 1100
w/Cable from battery pack (5-pin) - 1300
w/generic eBay cable (4-pin) - 100!
** Car Charger (1A):
w/another generic eBay cable - 490

[Q] Charging problem

The phone was working perfectly until last few days. When connected to the socket via the charger, it shows that the phone is charging but it isn't(the battery instead keeps on decreasing while on charge) sometimes charging begins but really slowly.
However when connected with the computer through the usb, its charging ok.
Tried with an other samsung charger too, same problem.
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arhamiq said:
The phone was working perfectly until last few days. When connected to the socket via the charger, it shows that the phone is charging but it isn't(the battery instead keeps on decreasing while on charge) sometimes charging begins but really slowly.
However when connected with the computer through the usb, its charging ok.
Tried with an other samsung charger too, same problem.
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Have you tried an iPhone (or generic USB) charger with the known working data cable?
Charger or USB power status is determined by the data lines instead of the accessory ID wire so you should get high speed charging with... well, mostly every charger.
@arhamiq, do U use custom ROM?
tapped from ace
_DsP_ said:
@arhamiq, do U use custom ROM?
tapped from ace
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Been using cm 10.2 since it actually came out.
Maybe its the chargers fault :s
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Have you changed settings in "Galaxy Ace 2" app? there is setup for wall socket current in "USB" sub menu - maybe you tweaked something there.
If you have any other charger with micro-usb try it (it should be fine with all chargers with amper range around 1A).
Tried with a sony charger but charges really slowly.
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oh, one more thing, have you cleaned teh usb port in your phone?
If not, switch the phone off, remove baterry (it's for removing any current from the cirquits) and with fine wooden toothpick or something similar, try to go around inside of a usb port of the phone - I was really supprised how much fabric can be pilled up there

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