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Hi all,
I have no idea when it happen but nowadays when i plug my phone to charge, it will not charge and will discharge instead.
I tried to power it off and on again and it went back to normal.
I also tried to plug in the charging plug in and out a few times to get it to charge!!
Can anyone advise me what is happening and how can i correct this?
Thanks!!
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Same happened to me after a month of jb update what I found is the only thing that I'll bring back charging to normal is ics if the problem is really annoying then install ics Rom that I'll solve your problem
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So you have change back to ics?
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Try a different cable, same thing was happening to me a couple of months back. Turned out to be the cable.
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So you have change back to ics?
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Yea that's the only thing that solved my charging woes...before that I had tried all the tricks ie removing battery for 10 sec.., rebooting , changing Rom ,kernels after super wipe but nothing worked but for ics.
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scarecrow2012 said:
Try a different cable, same thing was happening to me a couple of months back. Turned out to be the cable.
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Hmmmmm... will try that...
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tommy2601 said:
Yea that's the only thing that solved my charging woes...before that I had tried all the tricks ie removing battery for 10 sec.., rebooting , changing Rom ,kernels after super wipe but nothing worked but for ics.
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But i am in love with jb.. lets see if the change of charging cables help..
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mrlow81 said:
But i am in love with jb.. lets see if the change of charging cables help..
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Even I changed the cable and chargers everything would solve the problem for couple of days then again back to square one...one peculiar thing was there was no knowing when it used to charge and when it used to stop there was no pattern to it...
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scarecrow2012 said:
Try a different cable, same thing was happening to me a couple of months back. Turned out to be the cable.
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I have change another cable and is charging better now.. Thanks!!
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Dude, i have the same problem as you. When my phone is plugged in, it takes forever to charge it and if i am using it when charging it will quickly discharge. Really annoying.
Slow charging
I think i have the same problem.
when i charge my phone over night, the battery is in the morning only 40-50%
I tried my old htc desire charger and the normal s3 charger, but it does not make any difference.
What can be the problem? my charger, battery or my phone itself?
FYI, I did a Kies update and that fixed my battery problem. Try it. It may work for you to.
it happened to me too
what I did was u changed my USB cable
it solved my problem
try this
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a different good quality cable will solve the problem. I had a slow charging issue .changed to a Nokia sync cable .nd voila charges in the required speed
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yes.. i guess whoever is encountering problem should try using the original cable and see if solve the problem.. mine does.. no choice..
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Use Original Samsung cable or Nokia cable - that fixes most charging problems.
3rd party cables give a lot of problems...
Galaxy S3 Charging problem-disappointing and annoying
Dear All......HELP !!!
I bought a new S3 and i loved it.....everything was perfect...it was on ICS>
Now i have this problem since few weeks back....suddenly my S3 will not charge....sometimes only 3 to 4 % up whole night....very very slow.
Even the LED light is dim when charging.....
ALSO ...sometimes it is not charging then i unplug the cable from cell phone put it back.....its charges but after a few seconds it stops charging....worse when i connec to PC.
I tried twisting the cable....first i tought some problem in the connection point of cable to my phone....i changed cable nothing.....
is it hardware issue of my phone where it connects to charging cable or is it Jelly bean????
im really disappointed that how come a new phone (only 1.5 months old) can have this problem.....
PLEASE HELP ME.....I CANNOT CHARGE MY MOBILE.......from wall or USB....im starting to hate samsung ...although i used Galaxy S Plus...and loved it.....
Also my screen is less bright and yellowish than my wifes S3. i mean the white is not white is yellowish white (off white color)
Thanks please help
Most likely the Samsung charger, many faults reported.
S1/S2/ BlackBerry and many others work on the S3
After a month with my SGS3, It suddenly acts dodgy. It would charge horrendously slow.
Well, at first i thought it was my stock cables so I replaced them with a flat-cord Micro USB cable that I bought at the local market. It was fine for a week then bam!!!! My second cable starts to act dodgy too.......well NOW it FREAKED me out cause i thought it was probably my phone that has problems cause it won't connect to my pc. after plugging it back to the AC, My phone recognizes it as "USB" and it will only charge @ 450 mA which is painstakingly slow....
Need some people who are also experiencing this and how they solved it, if they had.
I am currently on CM 10.1 and also tried OMEGA 34 but the problem persists. THANKS
On a side note:
Can we have a proper explanation as to why this happens in the stock sgs3 charger?
Does heat has anything to do with it? Because my usb cables sure is hot after a charge..
Well whatever it is, I hope for someone to give us some insight regarding this problem.
yep its true !
i replaced my charger
try contacting SC.
Might do so
Z3US911 said:
yep its true !
i replaced my charger
try contacting SC.
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Can you recommend me a good charger that charges this phone as fast as the stock charger?
I might skip the try contacting SC part.
1. It's a hassle
2. The SC here in my country is F***ed up!
3. I am rooted and ther is no way I can return to stock because of Destroyed cables! the nerve!
Change charger and cable. I had same issue. Samsung should look on it.
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Titosilva said:
Change charger and cable. I had same issue. Samsung should look on it.
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Can you please recommend me a good charger then?
THANKS!
tiktakt0w said:
Can you please recommend me a good charger then?
THANKS!
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Buy note II charger it has 5pins I bought one no issues with charging since then, iphone charger will also work.
I had some problems with stock charger as well, so I just replaced it with my old SGSI charger which works great!
stock charger also broke my usb cable supplied with the phone, been using my old sgs2 charger and usb cable and all is well!:good:
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Can you please recommend me a good charger then?
THANKS!
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I got a capdase usb to micro-usb car charger and a belkin usb surge protector. works awesome.
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Shucks
vonex said:
stock charger also broke my usb cable supplied with the phone, been using my old sgs2 charger and usb cable and all is well!:good:
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AntonLiv92 said:
I had some problems with stock charger as well, so I just replaced it with my old SGSI charger which works great!
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Tenacius D said:
Buy note II charger it has 5pins I bought one no issues with charging since then, iphone charger will also work.
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Titosilva said:
Change charger and cable. I had same issue. Samsung should look on it.
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Z3US911 said:
yep its true !
i replaced my charger
try contacting SC.
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So with this many people having problems, Samsung should REALLY look into this as this is not a MINOR problem especially because THIS PHONE is a FLAGSHIP DEVICE. Mind them......this is bad for their reputation!
stock charger also broke my usb cable supplied with the phone, been using my old sgs2 charger and usb cable and all is well!:good:
Mysterious....
vonex said:
stock charger also broke my usb cable supplied with the phone, been using my old sgs2 charger and usb cable and all is well!:good:
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Can we have a proper explanation as to why this happens in the stock sgs3 charger?
Does heat has anything to do with it? Because my usb cables sure is hot after a charge..
Well whatever it is, I hope for someone to give us some insight regarding this problem.
well u can try sony xperia's charger i also use my old xperia x10 charger.
works pretty well..
Strange thing is that I've never used the SIII charger. I upgraded from the SII and just kept using the charger from it, since it was already plugged in. Sometimes, laziness has it's benefits! :laugh:
Well I'll be damned if I ain't Lazy!
donalgodon said:
Strange thing is that I've never used the SIII charger. I upgraded from the SII and just kept using the charger from it, since it was already plugged in. Sometimes, laziness has it's benefits! :laugh:
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Lucky you. My stock usb cables are pretty much nothing but fried copper wires covered with rubber or with some sort of material.
My second cable was murdered too !!!!!!!! (Damn you stock SGS3 charger!!!!)
I might learn a thing from you or two.
I have never used the charger that came with the phone I have always used HTC chargers they are very good and the build quality is good.
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buge boyo said:
I have never used the charger that came with the phone I have always used HTC chargers they are very good and the build quality is good.
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Thanks for the heads up! :laugh:
The SG3 charger has higher output than the SG2 one.
How did you checked that your phone is charging at 450mAh ?
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It's a widget
monil.verma said:
How did you checked that your phone is charging at 450mAh ?
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Download Current widget from play store. It will allow you to monitor the current that your phone receives from the charger..
I've been trying to charge my phone lately my nexus s charger no longer charges as quick as it used to and my tab2 plug and s3 wire doesn't seem to be charging as fast. Could this be a USB fault or ROM as I came from paranoid ROM tried to go stock got a error and used the kies emergency recovery
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tonyt3rry said:
I've been trying to charge my phone lately my nexus s charger no longer charges as quick as it used to and my tab2 plug and s3 wire doesn't seem to be charging as fast. Could this be a USB fault or ROM as I came from paranoid ROM tried to go stock got a error and used the kies emergency recovery
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many S3 stock chargers are faulty. just change the cable. i'm using blackberry cable for a long time! :good:
I tried a BlackBerry charger in my friends last week his took forever to charge I'll give it a few more days to see how it goes
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tonyt3rry said:
I tried a BlackBerry charger in my friends last week his took forever to charge I'll give it a few more days to see how it goes
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not the whole charger. samsung adapter with BB cable.
sriram231092 said:
many S3 stock chargers are faulty. just change the cable. i'm using blackberry cable for a long time! :good:
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This. I've been using my blackberry cable for a while now to since the stock chargers are really crappy. Besides, it disconnects with the slightest touch. I first blamed my USB ports for it, but when I changed the cable everything's fine
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not the whole charger. samsung adapter with BB cable.
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my girlfriends old bb bold has a complete charger, I used a different plug last night left it on all night and woke up to 60% ive rooted it and wiped cache, dalvik and something else gonna reflash rom to see if that fixes it if not its a trip to carphone warehouse
just gave it a flash of the same stock emc2 rom I was on, didnt know it didnt wipe the phone when you flash the same rom, its reaching 70% on charge, will see how far it gets before i go to work
My galaxy S3 charges slow like in an hour and a half I only get 10 - 15 % increase compared to before I got like 30 - 50%. I don't think its the charger cause I tried charging my sister's S3 and it charged normally. Should I calibrate my battery? If so how should I do it? Thank you in advance.
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You should try changing your cable most probably its the cable fault
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try using other cable..
I tried using my sister's charger and my friends bb charger. No luck
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your kernel settings might be screwed up if you are using custom kernel.
If you are using custom kernel than reset all settings in kernel than reboot. or simply flash the the file from the link below and it will clear all settings. than reboot. it might solve the problem. It worked for me...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1wtlzhv8tq1cybv/clear data.zip?m
If it dont work than PM me...
Will this work for the us (sprint) S3?
Your charger is faulty. Get it replaced or use an alternative. I had the same problem. Using my galaxy ace charger now and everything is fine
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I had this problem once and then I bought a new charger. It fixed my problem.
Just like the op I tried different cables. Plus my chargers work fine on other people's phones
DeucesAx said:
Just like the op I tried different cables. Plus my chargers work fine on other people's phones
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Apparently i had the same problem i changed cables chargers but all s3 cables and chargers even i kept blaming the kernels but finally i used by frynds galaxy ace cable and voilà the charging hasnt been better before. My suggestion try a different cable from a low end samsung mobile but original as duplicate wont do u any good.
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You may use a kernel like Perseus which offers settings to disable 'unstable power source detection' and 'remove the safety margin' of another 100mA, and use an app like 'galaxy s3 charging current' to monitor the charging rate. cables can make a big difference too, I use my wife's sony cable which offers me 1000ma charge rate compared to the samsung one (little twisted) witch charges at 400 mA.
//nkirk
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Just like the op I tried different cables. Plus my chargers work fine on other people's phones
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Unless the other phones are s3's, it's irrelevant
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Clean battery stats calabrate the battery with an app (some people dont beleive in this) and flash a different kernel.I still use yank555 from his new site and its sweet as.Perseus or boeffla are good kernels too though.
Try another Cable when it's charge to long too, then you have to change your batterie
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I agree not believing in Battery Calibration App ...........Restoring kernel must do it for u
It's been a few months I'm using the GS3. Everything was working fine.
Suddenly, yesterday, this fantastic quad-core beast refused to charge! I made so many attempts but all in vain :crying: :
Tried a different charger.
Tried a different USB Cable.
Tried charging it via PC/Laptop.
Tried removing the battery, cooling everything down and then charging again.
Blew inside the USB port.
Rebooted several times.
Done a factory reset (I know it wasn't a thing to be done.. but... ).
What is the problem?! I've never dropped it or something like that! It's too important for me to have a phone!
Won't send it to Samsung ever. I think people at XDA have more brains.
The only connection to the internet at my home is my S3's GPRS. Wait a minute... if S3 isn't charging how am I posting and starting this thread?
It charges. ONLY 15% in 3 hours when it's Switched OFF and it's charged using Laptop/PC ONLY.
If I try to charge it using wall charger, it never charges! It never charged even before. Whenever my S3 was completely out of battery, I HAD TO use the PC ONLY to charge. It won't ever charge using a wall charger. I mean after it's charged a little bit after using the PC, I could always use the wall charger but FIRST, ONLY PC.
Now, When it charges about 15%, then, today, it DOESN'T CHARGE AT ALL. It means if you Switch it ON, boom! You won't ever be able to charge, no matter if you're using it, no matter if it's connected to a wall/PC as the charger, it always keeps on only "draining". To charge I HAVE TO switch it OFF.
PLEASE HELP! I CAN'T LIVE LIKE THIS!
Note: Phone isn't rooted.
SOLUTION WITH ROOT : Flash Boeffla Kernel. DONE! The problem is Galaxy S3's Stock Kernel! The phone charges at a very good speed!
SOLUTION WITHOUT ROOT : Buy the Capdase USB cable (HCBB00-SM01) from or Amazon or eBay.
We don't have locked boot loaders. So if you do, you're in the wrong forum. Only the Verizon S3 has locked boot loaders.
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There are another hundred identical threads, likely causes are faulty charger, lead or charging circuit inside phone. If you are on custom rom/kernel then flash back to stock.
Did you try the app charging current? It shows how many mA are coming through
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Judged on your previous posts you need to find out what phone you actually have .
Suggest you flash a stock rom and test .
jje
b-eock said:
We don't have locked boot loaders. So if you do, you're in the wrong forum. Only the Verizon S3 has locked boot loaders.
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Oops .. sorry, my bad. I mean it's just not rooted.
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As mentioned, first... use galaxy charging current app and report what MAX is. Returning to stock if less than 999 on mains to rule out software.
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rootSU said:
As mentioned, first... use galaxy charging current app and report what MAX is. Returning to stock if less than 999 on mains to rule out software.
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Here are the Maximum Values in the Galaxy Charging Current app-
Samsung Charger+HTC Wire=100
Sony Charger+HTC Wire=100
Samsung Charger+Samsung Wire=200
Sony Charger+Samsung Wire=200
Samsung Charger+Sony Wire=900
Sony Charger+Sony Wire=1000
The problem is, the Sony wire I've used isn't mine. So I can't keep that with me. I have the Samsung Charger, HTC & Samsung Wires.
Do you recommend to buy a new wire? It'd be great if you'd suggest me which one
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Yes. The samsung cable is well documented as being poor on this forum. I bought 2 generic cables from the market and they're great
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Any particular thing I should see before buying a USB Cable? Like the thickness or something like that?
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Paresh Kalinani said:
Any particular thing I should see before buying a USB Cable? Like the thickness or something like that?
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just use the same above app and check it instantly where you buy it
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common issue on s3, replaced the USB Dock Charging Port Connector Pins.mostly it is a cold soldered.
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just use the same above app and check it instantly where you buy it
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I'm gonna order it from eBay.
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Paresh Kalinani said:
I'm gonna order it from eBay.
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i guess you have an option to claim your money back if the product is faulty
Haha.. but I don't have the Warranty.. and just for a USB Cable.. naah...
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I think the problem is here. Somebody knows how to fix it? One of the pins isn't there!
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Finally I solved it!
The problem with all the Galaxy S3's is the USB WIRE. Samsung's data cables are 30AWG wires (the lower the number, the better speed). Our phones need at least 26AWG wires to charge who good speeds. Now, the more thin is the wire, the more is it's resistance. If you notice the difference between Samsung and Sony Ericsson wires, the Sony ones are really fat in front of Samsung. I used the Galaxy Charging Current Lite app to test various USB Wires and Sony Ericsson's wire was the best giving the Max value of 1000 (Samsung gave 500). But Sony doesn't sell wires, we need to buy a Car Charger/Adapter with it and pay a big amount... Again a problem!
Solution: I bought a wire from www.stuffcool.com (Capdase USB cable (HCBB00-SM01) and I was shocked to see my mobile always around 80-90% charged! I recommend everyone to buy USB Wires for their phones from www.stuffcool.com and charge their mobile faster!!! They're thick wires, they don't break and they don't eat up the current! Samsung USB Wire users will definitely understand the difference in those wires
I bought it from stuffcool.com , however, it's available on eBay and Amazon too.
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Paresh Kalinani said:
Finally I solved it!
The problem with all the Galaxy S3's is the USB WIRE. Samsung's data cables are 30AWG wires (the lower the number, the better speed).
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Unfortunatly, that is apparently not my problem, though the symptoms are the same. My girlfriend's SGS 3 will not charge, despite showing a charge indicator on the battery symbol.
Chargers are good, as my sgs 3 shows 460 max when on my laptop, and 900 on wall charger using the Galaxy Charging Current Lite app. (rooted, Sentinel ROM) My girlfriend's SGS 3 is showing 0 using same app, USB cord and wall charger. Laptop and wall charger show the same: 0. Ideas?
She's stock ICS, unrooted. Is this a software or hardware issue?
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Unfortunatly, that is apparently not my problem, though the symptoms are the same. My girlfriend's SGS 3 will not charge, despite showing a charge indicator on the battery symbol.
Chargers are good, as my sgs 3 shows 460 max when on my laptop, and 900 on wall charger using the Galaxy Charging Current Lite app. (rooted, Sentinel ROM) My girlfriend's SGS 3 is showing 0 using same app, USB cord and wall charger. Laptop and wall charger show the same: 0. Ideas?
She's stock ICS, unrooted. Is this a software or hardware issue?
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I am having the same issue. It shows a charging icon but the battery continues to drain. I downloaded the Galaxy Charging Current Lite application and it doesn't show anything.
Does anyone know if this is a component that can be fixed?
I bricked my phone, sent it in... got it back and now it doesn't charge. I have external batteries, so I'm not totally screwed but, I used to be to able to download torrents all night and the phone would charge, not the case anymore. Not blaming it on the bricking or the dudes that fixed it for me, it's all in the cables. I have 3 cables, all worked great before, now none of them work, except the samsung cable, but still won't charge while tethering, weakness, it's the cables... there's not an app out there that will help you