I'm having really bad battery problems with my girlfriends phone.
We were running pa jelly bean and we bought a new battery to try fix the problem as its quite an old phone.
Still had the same problem so tried pa kit kat. That didn't fix it either.
Basically the phone will charge to 100% then go down normally to about 40 or 60% then it will totally die and when you put it back on charge it will he at zero again. So she's really not getting a use out of the phone at all. Am I going to need to flash stock again? Anyone had this problem before?
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Steven
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Yes.
Try flashing stock rom via odin and see.
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Yes.
Try flashing stock rom via odin and see.
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Flashed stock jb uk. Took all day to download too as samfirmware seem to have changed their servers. And same problem.
It was at about 60% then it froze and I had to take the battery out and put it on charge to get it back on again. And it was 0%!
Could it be a bad charger port or something? Means I would need to take the phone apart to see which revision it is won't I?
Thanks
Steven
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It looks hardware issue since you have replaced a new battery.
Take it to a repair shop
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vishal11in said:
It looks hardware issue since you have replaced a new battery.
Take it to a repair shop
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I've had it apart before. Going to try replacing the charger port board. Should probably fix it right?
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vishal11in said:
It looks hardware issue since you have replaced a new battery.
Take it to a repair shop
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shenery said:
I've had it apart before. Going to try replacing the charger port board. Should probably fix it right?
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Never been wetted by water?
Really looks like hw problem.
It hasn't been wetted. I heard of an issue with i9100's that its appears to be on charge constantly even when unplugged the charger icon stays in the corner. I've had this issue recently but it went away. The people that had this issue replaced the charger port board and this fixed it. Can anyone vouch for this?
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It hasn't been wetted. I heard of an issue with i9100's that its appears to be on charge constantly even when unplugged the charger icon stays in the corner. I've had this issue recently but it went away. The people that had this issue replaced the charger port board and this fixed it. Can anyone vouch for this?
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i have the same problem, the charging ray presence, occurs sometimes, i read that i'll could have what you're saying or a dirty usb connector or a broken battery, what are you think, guys?
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i have the same problem, the charging ray presence, occurs sometimes, i read that i'll could have what you're saying or a dirty usb connector or a broken battery, what are you think, guys?
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Well I've changed the battery with a new one so I've ruled that out
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Given what you've already tried (new battery/etc) & given how quick/easy/cheap (~US$15) it is to replace the USB board/port, I'd be doing that if I were in your situation. KeithRoss39 has a guide in the General section which has all the info you need to get it done.
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The people that had this issue replaced the charger port board and this fixed it. Can anyone vouch for this?
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MistahBungle said:
Given what you've already tried (new battery/etc) & given how quick/easy/cheap (~US$15) it is to replace the USB board/port, I'd be doing that if I were in your situation. KeithRoss39 has a guide in the General section which has all the info you need to get it done.
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Cheers mistah. I've already replaced the LCD screen on it so should I had the thing in pieces already. Only pain is I have to check the rev number on the board before I order it I think so it matches. Means I'll need to take the phone apart right down the number put it back together until the board comes then do it all again lol
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No worries Yep, as long as you match the revision, you should be good.
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My friends phone randomly cuts off all the time.
Not rooted.
It's the most random thing. it turns off completely. no reboot.
is this common and what can it ?
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Hardcore69er said:
My friends phone randomly cuts off all the time.
Not rooted.
It's the most random thing. it turns off completely. no reboot.
is this common and what can it ?
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Is that phone rooted? custom kernel installed? Check out this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832056
Most likely a bad battery. But only way to check is to change batteries and see if the problem still persist.
I'd go with double's suggestion with replacing battery. Otherwise could be hardware. Sounds like the contacts could be dirty either in battery or on the phone itself. Or It's not holding the contacts in place, somewhere It's getting loose. Again not sure if it's exterior or loose in interior.
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Double0EK said:
Most likely a bad battery. But only way to check is to change batteries and see if the problem still persist.
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thanks! i think so too but we need to find another battery
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Is that phone rooted? custom kernel installed? Check out this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832056
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its not rooted but thank you
fcpelayo said:
I'd go with double's suggestion with replacing battery. Otherwise could be hardware. Sounds like the contacts could be dirty either in battery or on the phone itself. Or It's not holding the contacts in place, somewhere It's getting loose. Again not sure if it's exterior or loose in interior.
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I'm going to give this a shot.
He said it's completely random. He will go to pick his phone up and just shuts off. which sounds like a battery problem but hard to check without buying another battery
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Go to a Tmo store and see if they have one you can test...I was there the other day and a guy with an Amaze had the same issue. The store rep ordered him a new battery but he had to pay for shipping.
About 2 weeks ago my GPS would connect really slow. Today when i tried to use it wouldn't even connect. I tried wiping the caches and the SD card. I use Waze for my GPS. Anyone else experience this?
AT&T Galaxy Note- BlackStar X
Even after going into the FJ tools in black star and downloading the AT&T GPS option its still bad
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yungskeeme said:
Even after going into the FJ tools in black star and downloading the AT&T GPS option its still bad
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there's a fix in the general section that addresses this issue. Apparently it's a hardware issue where the tabs in your phone don't seem to make the connection to the antenna. the fix points out which connectors to adjust but requires you opening your phone. I've been experiencing this issue as well. I find massaging the top back right (when looking at the phone) seems to help but it's only a temp fix. I'm debating if I want to send the phone in for an RMA for that and a weird sim issue I've been experiencing.
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there's a fix in the general section that addresses this issue. Apparently it's a hardware issue where the tabs in your phone don't seem to make the connection to the antenna. the fix points out which connectors to adjust but requires you opening your phone. I've been experiencing this issue as well. I find massaging the top back right (when looking at the phone) seems to help but it's only a temp fix. I'm debating if I want to send the phone in for an RMA for that and a weird sim issue I've been experiencing.
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Heard flashing the GB radio works too. Scared to open my phone lol.
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Opening it isn't that difficult. Just follow the instructions and be gentle on the prongs when you pull them up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973727
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Opening it isn't that difficult. Just follow the instructions and be gentle on the prongs when you pull them up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973727
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Read over it over and over. I don't have a screwdriver small enough
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yungskeeme said:
Read over it over and over. I don't have a screwdriver small enough
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Just go to the drug store and get an eyeglasses repair kit. The screwdrivers in those are generally small enough and the whole kit costs less than $2.00 US.
Definetly have to get that tomorrow
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yungskeeme said:
Definetly have to get that tomorrow
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I bought a husky multi tip "jewlers" screwdriver from Home Depot, best $10 I spent. Got the philips/standard one and the torques one. I use those to tear everything down. I say invest a little and keep em for years. But that's just me, I tear lots of things apart. If you want I can get you the husky product numbers off them.
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I bought a husky multi tip "jewlers" screwdriver from Home Depot, best $10 I spent. Got the philips/standard one and the torques one. I use those to tear everything down. I say invest a little and keep em for years. But that's just me, I tear lots of things apart. If you want I can get you the husky product numbers off them.
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I don't break stuff down like that. Think I'll just get there tiny screwdriver
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mahgninnuc93 said:
Just go to the drug store and get an eyeglasses repair kit. The screwdrivers in those are generally small enough and the whole kit costs less than $2.00 US.
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Bought one and when I left realized it was a flathead
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Bought one and when I left realized it was a flathead
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I lol'd
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Theoriginalgiga said:
I lol'd
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Bought another one with 6 bits. I fixed it!!! Removing the housing was a *****. Before I fixed it I tried Google navigation and it worked but waze didn't. Did the fix and waze works now. Thanks all!!!!
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yungskeeme said:
Bought another one with 6 bits. I fixed it!!! Removing the housing was a *****. Before I fixed it I tried Google navigation and it worked but waze didn't. Did the fix and waze works now. Thanks all!!!!
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Rock on mang! I just did an rma swap on mine due to the sim card issue. I guess I took the easy way out
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Theoriginalgiga said:
Rock on mang! I just did an rma swap on mine due to the sim card issue. I guess I took the easy way out
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Very easy lol. Hopefully all iswell with your replacement
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Very easy lol. Hopefully all iswell with your replacement
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2 sec GPS lock and no more sim issues plus 3 month warranty extended onto my phone. I'm fairly content, couldn't get anyone to give me any sorts of discounts on a Note 2 but I still love this phone.
Had this same problem - flashed a GB radio - everything is now working perfectly.
Just an FYI.
Jamie
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Heard flashing the GB radio works too. Scared to open my phone lol.
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Try this!
Pried the tabs up and everything back in working order
I bought this cable because my one got damaged with water. Here it is http://item.mobileweb.ebay.ca/viewitem?index=0&sbk=1&nav=SEARCH&itemId=300899900491
My board said rev2.2 when I opened mine. Will this one work?
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I can't make out the text on their image. I have replaced mine a few times and had trouble with a Rev 2.3 board - if I recall, there were problems with the speaker and signal reception was very bad. My original was a Rev 2.2 and when I got one of those everything worked perfectly.
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I can't make out the text on their image. I have replaced mine a few times and had trouble with a Rev 2.3 board - if I recall, there were problems with the speaker and signal reception was very bad. My original was a Rev 2.2 and when I got one of those everything worked perfectly.
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Go away. You have an S4 and you make me jelly
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Ah but I still love my S2
Had serious thoughts about sticking with it, but the siren call of the S4 was too strong!
Do contact the vendor. This is a key question in whether the part is actually compatible with the phone - the model number is insufficient - so if they know their stuff they should help.
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wrightbyname said:
Ah but I still love my S2
Had serious thoughts about sticking with it, but the siren call of the S4 was too strong!
Do contact the vendor. This is a key question in whether the part is actually compatible with the phone - the model number is insufficient - so if they know their stuff they should help.
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What do you use the S2 for? Like a media server or something?
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Is it normal when your charging cable is swinging lil bit while it is charging ur cell? Of course not by itself, please check it if its happening in your phone too please)
By its self is it moving or are you saying you your self can move it
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Myself, in mine i can make it swing a little,you too?
domciok13 said:
Myself, in mine i can make it swing a little,you too?
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I can move it a tiny bit about 1-2mm, this is normal, this tiny move ment ive had on all my usb charged phones
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mine wobbles a bit, but nothing I worry about
My charging port on my MDK s4 went out. I went to best buy and they ordered a replacement. I assume that it won't me mdk . How screwed am I?
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My charging port on my MDK s4 went out. I went to best buy and they ordered a replacement. I assume that it won't me mdk . How screwed am I?
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Not very, why not just get a wireless charging dock and a wireless charging back cover for your s4 and cancel the replacement?
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Not very, why not just get a wireless charging dock and a wireless charging back cover for your s4 and cancel the replacement?
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That would work, but then I'd still not be able to connect it to the computer...
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True ? well have you thought about getting just the port replaced at an electronics repair shop?
You can buy the part and do it yourself for $20 on Amazon... I did it. Really easy! Heck, Ill take your mdk phone if you don't want... ??
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Honestly though, I'd cancel your best buy order and just buy the part and replace.. There are YouTube videos on how its done
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I agree have someone fix it or look on YouTube for a step by step guide. MDK is too valuable to loose! That's why I'm so careful with mine, I've gotten so used to aosp I couldn't go back to touchjizz.
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knock.back said:
My charging port on my MDK s4 went out. I went to best buy and they ordered a replacement. I assume that it won't me mdk . How screwed am I?
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amazon charging port is a few dollars and like 5 to 10 mins to put it in easy as pie one ribbon cable and one clip on I think
Is there any soldiering involved?
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knock.back said:
Is there any soldiering involved?
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No soldering... Just pull up the glue and remove two plugs. (They just snap on and snap off)
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as myself previously having a MDK S4 rooted in all AOSP glory and having to get a replacement and stuck with safe strap now. you really really want to keep your phone and fix it yourself. This phone is a POS when not AOSP.
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That would work, but then I'd still not be able to connect it to the computer...
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Well not true. There are wireless connection methods used everywhere with this phone: I happen to use Hyperdrive Rom's FTP transfer to connect my MDK S4 to my home's wireless network, to transfer files between phone and computer. You can do everything you need to wirelessly: charging, and file transfers!!
You don't need to fix anything, just buy the wireless charging thing, and do wireless file transfers!
Plus we've got removable batteries. I've got two spares and an external charger/dock. I just rotate the batteries while charging isn't available.
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Well not true. There are wireless connection methods used everywhere with this phone: I happen to use Hyperdrive Rom's FTP transfer to connect my MDK S4 to my home's wireless network, to transfer files between phone and computer. You can do everything you need to wirelessly: charging, and file transfers!!
You don't need to fix anything, just buy the wireless charging thing, and do wireless file transfers!
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What about Download Mode and Odin?
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What about Download Mode and Odin?
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Oh, good point. Well, I guess if you need to use one of those things, you'll have to replace the USB port, or lose your MDK. Sucks, but I'd go for replacing the USB port any day. It's a good opportunity for learning more about how phones are put together, too.
UPDATE: Ordered the part from Amazon, got it in about 2 days. Took about 10 minutes to swap, and that was only because I was having a hard time putting the super small screws back in. Everything went well and I have a working usb port and kept MDK!
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UPDATE: Ordered the part from Amazon, got it in about 2 days. Took about 10 minutes to swap, and that was only because I was having a hard time putting the super small screws back in. Everything went well and I have a working usb port and kept MDK!
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Nice! Glad you could keep your MDK!
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UPDATE: Ordered the part from Amazon, got it in about 2 days. Took about 10 minutes to swap, and that was only because I was having a hard time putting the super small screws back in. Everything went well and I have a working usb port and kept MDK!
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can i ask which one you ordered? mine just went out.
dopedig said:
can i ask which one you ordered? mine just went out.
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I second that question, because I would like to order one too, as mine seems like it's about to go out, so please let us know which one you ordered (or which seller you ordered from). thanks!
dopedig said:
can i ask which one you ordered? mine just went out.
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I second that question, because I would like to order one too, as mine seems like it's about to go out, so please let us know which one you ordered (or which seller you ordered from). thanks!
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http://www.amazon.com/ePartSolution...eplacement/dp/B00EZ6LQ76/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5e3r_2N15c
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+S4+USB+Board+Replacement/16542
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Samsung_Galaxy_S4
Also beware of this before you buy:
I purchased this product because my Galaxy S4 USB port stopped working. I installed the replacement part and so far so good - my phone charges again! I initially had a microphone problem (which others have mentioned here), but I was able to resolve it by removing an orange / amber colored piece of protective tape that was covering the microphone port / hole.
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:good:
That's the one I was looking at. But it said 17-31 days shipping when I ordered. So I cancelled. Appreciate the response.