The charging port in my Htc One M8 was really loose and barely charging, so I purchased a new port thinking this would solve the problem. At first it seemed like it might. However "new" charging port is just as loose as the old charging port even with a brand new samsung cable when I wiggle the cord I get a charge, so I'm inclined to think that the problem is at the port. Has anyone come across this and solved it?
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Probably you get a faulty charging port, did you try another cable?
Yes, I have purchased 3 charging ports atm, and 2 new cords, the last cord is supposed to be genuine HTC. I also replaced the battery. My third charging port was working great for a time, but now feels like it's 5 years old. I'm really having a hard time with this
This appears to be a very common problem with official and unofficial ports it's just one of those flaws with this phone and a big reason why so many of my friends gave up on this phone.
htc will claim its due to not using official htc cable but that is bs
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I have known that battery life has been a long been a problem with Android smartphones, but this wasn't much of an issue for me, as I am almost always within arms reach of an electrical outlet, and now that so many of my friends are on an Android smartphone, we all share chargers.
Well that was probably a bad idea (umm, duh!?!?). I have since used no less than 6 different chargers (HTC stock, LG, Motorola, Samsung, and 2 different generic no-name), and have since found that my charging port has become a bit picky. It now requires a bit of wiggling and and sometimes some sort of careful balancing act to connect to a charger. Not sure which of the different chargers caused this, but I was wondering if anyone else has seen this happen?
Also, would this qualify under a warranty replacement, or should I just file an insurance claim?
Any help and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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I have known that battery life has been a long been a problem with Android smartphones, but this wasn't much of an issue for me, as I am almost always within arms reach of an electrical outlet, and now that so many of my friends are on an Android smartphone, we all share chargers.
Well that was probably a bad idea (umm, duh!?!?). I have since used no less than 6 different chargers (HTC stock, LG, Motorola, Samsung, and 2 different generic no-name), and have since found that my charging port has become a bit picky. It now requires a bit of wiggling and and sometimes some sort of careful balancing act to connect to a charger. Not sure which of the different chargers caused this, but I was wondering if anyone else has seen this happen?
Also, would this qualify under a warranty replacement, or should I just file an insurance claim?
Any help and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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I'm pretty sure that is somewhat of a known problem with some Evos. I have seen quite a few threads on broken charging ports and USB not working properly. I have never had the issue, so never actually checked the threads out. If you search on here or google 'Evo broken charging port" or something to that nature, you should find some answers. I'm not sure if that would get your phone replaced in store or if you'd need to file through insurance. Either way, I wouldn't tell sprint that you were using all different chargers on it, although that shouldnt matter anyways.
Im actually on my 3rd. evo. 1st one: the charger/usb port broke "internally" and with sprint TEP i went into the repair facility and they gave me a new one right there! In and out in less than 15mins. That one later fell into a now I have this one which works fine. Point of story... if ya got TEP then take it into the store unless the water stickers are red then your screwed.
Could be just the actual charger, my evo wont charge on my car charger anymore I have to put pressure on the charger port to get it to charge but at home my htc charger (the cable) work and my cable from mono price works to charge it as well.
Use your charger or find one that works and stick with it.
I rooted a friends EVO yesterday that had this problem. He didn't give me his charger, so I used my stock charger on it. On my Evo the charger works perfect. On this one I had to wiggle and jiggle the charger around in the phone and then hold it just right to get it to connect to my PC. It was a real pain in the a** to get it to stay connected and even lost connection a couple times in the middle of the rooting process. Luckily I ended up getting it rooted and installed MIUI and all is well, but yeah this is a know problem with Evo's. I would take it to Sprint and see if they will fix it. Unroot and return to stock first though.
Hi everyone! My phone is having a problem. It was fine until today.
My phone charge EXTREMELY SLOW and decrease battery percentage sometimes. Then I used Battery Monitor Widget to check my phone and what I saw was terrible!!! The energy go into the phone was only <100 mA, while it was >200mA on my friend's Zenfone 4. Then I tested on a new battery, it still had that problem
And now, I'm wondering about this: Is my phone's charging port cause this problem???
I suppose that a bad port may be possible. How old are both batteries though? Even if you just got one, keep in mind many S3 batteries have been on the shelf for a long time. I've had 2 in the past that were bad even though they were brand new.
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Try getting a 2amp charger. and a fast USB charger from ebay.
It is probably a bad port. I know the port on my phone is bad, i have to wiggle it to get it to start charging sometimes and sometimes I have to wiggle it to get it to charge faster. If it is the port, you can either try to solder a new one on, they are $5 on amazon, or pay someone to do it which can be very expensive. Or you could go with a wireless charging solution.
It's often not the port like many people think. I have several cables that will only charge if there is pressure on one side or you set it down with the cable being pulled a certain direction. Other cables work perfectly fine though. These micro USB cables go bad in this way all the time. So always be sure it's not the cable before trying to mess with the port itself.
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I've had my G4 since almost launch day and within weeks the supplied USB cable stopped charging the phone. I thought it was a cable problem, but it worked fine with other devices.
I tried other cables with the G4 and these still charged it so I thought nothing more of it until charging degraded with every USB cable I own to where the phone would only charge 20-30% during an overnight charge and the phone would frequently not recognise it was plugged in at all. I contacted LG who did a repair under warranty and all was fine.
I've now had the repaired phone back for about 3 weeks and the same problems are starting up again and it's only a matter of time until I am forced to return again for a repair.
Is anyone else having similar problems? I thought I may have just had an unlucky manufacturing problem, and the LG reps confirmed that to repair my phone they basically replace all the internal circuit boards and components rather than just replacing the individual component that is faulty (in this case the USB/charging port)
Basic debugging includes asking stupid questions, so please forgive but still answer any of those
Are you using a different charger? If so, check if that one is within specifications and if you do send in for repair again, use a different charger.
Are you propping up the device at an odd/weird angle or in a dock of some sort with the cable attached?
(As they replaced the entire print, it's probably not this, just the USB-micro port bent or broken.)
You could double check the wall outlets being used, there might be some kind of electrical problem there.
Either using all kinds of fancy electical testing gadgets, or stick a USB light into the hub or charger, does it flicker?
When sending it back for repairs, did they check the stock charger as well?
Hopefully these questions help you find any logical or plausible cause.
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Basic debugging includes asking stupid questions, so please forgive but still answer any of those
Are you using a different charger? If so, check if that one is within specifications and if you do send in for repair again, use a different charger.
Are you propping up the device at an odd/weird angle or in a dock of some sort with the cable attached?
(As they replaced the entire print, it's probably not this, just the USB-micro port bent or broken.)
You could double check the wall outlets being used, there might be some kind of electrical problem there.
Either using all kinds of fancy electical testing gadgets, or stick a USB light into the hub or charger, does it flicker?
When sending it back for repairs, did they check the stock charger as well?
Hopefully these questions help you find any logical or plausible cause.
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Hi FreezyExp,
1. I am using the standard charger that came with the phone, but this has not been repaired/replaced. I have tried other chargers too, but all the same issue.
2. No weird propping up or anything like that. If I hold my phone while it is plugged in it is constantly vibrating as the charger connects and disconnects, and if I place it on the desk to charge I have to ensure that I have at least 3-4" of cabe "on the desk" to give it enough support to make the connection.
3. Wall connection is fine and I have tried it with a range of outlets around the home, both with extension sockets used and plugged directly into the wall and there is no different. No flickering light when using a USB light either.
4. When I sent it back all they asked me to return was the main section of the handset - so no battery or rear cover, no cables or chargers etc
It does seem to be the same issue as last time, a USB connection becoming loose from the main motherboard, but it seems weird that I have had the same issue twice in the space of 4-5 months.
I've been having some sort of problem with my G4 usb port. If I plug it in to a computer, it will lose connection and get a connection again if I barely touch the end of the cord at the phone end. I've tried many different cords and different usb ports on my computer, but it still has problems.
I can't fast charge, either. When I plug it in to fast charge, it actually starts discharging even faster. I've had some extreme battery life problems, too. It drained from 100-36 the other night with everything disabled, and it's been doing that kind of thing a lot lately. I'm guessing that the charging port is what's messing up my battery life because it won't charge correctly.
Never dropped it or anything.
I got my G4 on January 24 and my USB port has also failed. I am getting a replacement from Verizon, but am concerned that a six month old phone has this issue.
I also own a G4 H815. A while ago the phone started not receiving any charge from the cable and I would have to prop it up from right under the cable's micro usb end. Thought it was because it was bent inside the port and not making connection with the cable so I had the port replaced. Now I'm experiencing the same problem and I think it might be the cable that's already gone kaput and is effing up the port itself. I took the phone to the same place to get the port replaced again and bought new cables (I lost both the original adapter and the cable, which were charging slow anyway. Now using a 2A Asus adapter which works great) and when I asked the guy at the repair shop, he says it's a chronic issue with G4 devices. I don't really understand how it would happen twice in just a few months even with a new charger port. What should I make of this? Did they replace my port with an already faulty one, cahrged me full price and now trying to sell this bogus or am I really doomed with this phone?
I just bought my daughter, 12, her first phone, a LG G4 F500k. The problem is that the phone keeps destroying USB cables. She charges it on my Tronsmart quick-charge 2.0 charger, the one with three ports. I've used that charger for more than a year now with the supplied Tronsmart USB cable on a G Flex 2 and a Samsung 7 Edge and the charger and cable have always performed as expected.
Now, ever since she started using it, first the Tronsmart cable went bust. Wouldn't work on the G4 or my phones, with the fast charger or other chargers. Today, the third USB cable went bust. A definite pattern is emerging here with each new USB cable lasting a week max.
One thing is that the busted cables still charge smaller devices like my mp3 player or bluetooth headset.
Another thing is that the G4 does show the fast charge notification while the USB cable is working and charges fast as well getting just, I guess, regular warm.
Could it be that my daughter messed up the G4's charge port while inserting/pulling out the cable?
I would really appreciate any help/ suggestions with this issue because I have finally run out of spare cables.
C'mon, guys... Anyone else experience this?
It happened to me too, I still don't understand how can a G4 charge port damage a USB cable? It happened to me 2 times.
In frustration ( I shouldn't have done this) I connected the USB cable to the G4 charge port and furiously bend the end metal by almost to 30* degrees because the USB cable was loose inside the G4 charge port , then I got another USB cable, the putting into G4 charge port felt tight and proper. Luckily my beloved G4 is fine.
Alright an update...
I tried a lot of the tricks I'd read about wonky micro-USB cables. I tried bending and lifting out the tabs at top (narrow) end which are present on some of the cables. I tried pressing with a needle and lifting out the tabs at the wider end... these tabs are on every cable... The cables would, sometime, start working again for a charge or two but died again.
On the 25th of Nov, 2016, I took the phone to a professional repairs guy. Upon a cursory examination, he declared that the G4's charging port was perfectly fine. I insisted that the damn thing was eating all my cables. Luckily, I had brought along one of the recent dead cables.
The repair guy looked at the charge port under some pro-microscope thingie and said there was carbon damage. Then, he stripped apart the USB cable I'd taken with me and checked that one of the terminals was shorted out.
After extensive examination, he concluded and confirmed that it indeed was the charging port that was effing up the cables because there was carbon corrosion on it that transferred to the wire... something to that effect. Interestingly, he didn't find any evidence of water damage on the inside of the phone... motherboard etc. Just the charging port.
He didn't have an original G4 replacement charging port at the moment so he applied some dielectric grease on the port and told me to use only one cable with the G4.
I can confirm that like all my other phones, the G4 was not exposed to water or about as much exposed to, I guess, ambient humidity as my other phones.
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Well, these are my findings after my personal debugging and pro consultation. Flagship, my ass.
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Today, it has been 14 days since the visit to the technician. The present USB cable has lasted for 14 days now (and still working great) which is 10 days past the previous record...
My recommendation is to try and take off any oxidation/rust from the phone's charging contact (the technician just used a flat long, thin metal object to scratch off the buildup), then applying a dab of dielectric grease. It would be a good idea to turn the phone off and take out the battery before attempting this.
From what I've heard, silicon spray (WD40 brand etc.) can be used as well by spraying some first on a cotton bud and then coating the contact with it.
Try this before anything else if you are experiencing symptoms similar to what I stated in the original post.
My charger is failing now, its output voltage has significantly dropped. Does anyone know a good charger replacement?
I think Xiaomi sells the official charger from their store/app. You give it a try
I'm having the same problem since 3 4 months. I bought the mivi cable and same problem was still there..i thought the problem is with the cable then i replaced it with brand new cable but the problem is still there. The actual problem is with the charging port.