Android Phone Won't Charge
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I plug in the charger. The LED turns solid red. I Check "Settings" and the Android reports "Battery 56%, Charging" Wait a few minutes. LED changes to Blinking Red. I check "Settings" again and the Android reports "Battery 57% Not Charging" I go across the room. I turn the light switch (which controls that AC outlet) off and on. LED returns to solid red. Android reports "charging" again. A few minutes later, the process repeats. Anybody ever fix this same problem on your Android phone ? The model is the Sharp Aquos Crystal. Best I can tell, Sprint no longer sells it, and I wonder if anybody does.
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I plug in the charger. The LED turns solid red. I Check "Settings" and the Android reports "Battery 56%, Charging" Wait a few minutes. LED changes to Blinking Red. I check "Settings" again and the Android reports "Battery 57% Not Charging" I go across the room. I turn the light switch (which controls that AC outlet) off and on. LED returns to solid red. Android reports "charging" again. A few minutes later, the process repeats. Anybody ever fix this same problem on your Android phone ? The model is the Sharp Aquos Crystal. Best I can tell, Sprint no longer sells it, and I wonder if anybody does.
Replace the socket being used? It seems like hardware issue, consider replacing or trying out a different charger, to see if that works.
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I plug in the charger. The LED turns solid red. I Check "Settings" and the Android reports "Battery 56%, Charging" Wait a few minutes. LED changes to Blinking Red. I check "Settings" again and the Android reports "Battery 57% Not Charging" I go across the room. I turn the light switch (which controls that AC outlet) off and on. LED returns to solid red. Android reports "charging" again. A few minutes later, the process repeats. Anybody ever fix this same problem on your Android phone ? The model is the Sharp Aquos Crystal. Best I can tell, Sprint no longer sells it, and I wonder if anybody does.
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Maybe replace the battery if it's more than 2+ years old? /ravi
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Thanks for the idea. These phones are manufactured so that you can't replace the battery. When I bought it, I didn't think to ask about that. A year later, I see that this is "Rated 2.4 out of 5 by 530 reviewers". Honestly, aside from this battery problem, I like the phone.
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Replace the socket being used? It seems like hardware issue, consider replacing or trying out a different charger, to see if that works.
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
Hope I'm not totally screwed. Just made a date with the store for a repair visit. Not looking forward to that.
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I plug in the charger. The LED turns solid red. I Check "Settings" and the Android reports "Battery 56%, Charging" Wait a few minutes. LED changes to Blinking Red. I check "Settings" again and the Android reports "Battery 57% Not Charging" I go across the room. I turn the light switch (which controls that AC outlet) off and on. LED returns to solid red. Android reports "charging" again. A few minutes later, the process repeats. Anybody ever fix this same problem on your Android phone ? The model is the Sharp Aquos Crystal. Best I can tell, Sprint no longer sells it, and I wonder if anybody does.
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Thanks for the idea. These phones are manufactured so that you can't replace the battery. When I bought it, I didn't think to ask about that. A year later, I see that this is "Rated 2.4 out of 5 by 530 reviewers". Honestly, aside from this battery problem, I like the phone.
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I plug in the charger. The LED turns solid red. I Check "Settings" and the Android reports "Battery 56%, Charging" Wait a few minutes. LED changes to Blinking Red. I check "Settings" again and the Android reports "Battery 57% Not Charging" I go across the room. I turn the light switch (which controls that AC outlet) off and on. LED returns to solid red. Android reports "charging" again. A few minutes later, the process repeats. Anybody ever fix this same problem on your Android phone ? The model is the Sharp Aquos Crystal. Best I can tell, Sprint no longer sells it, and I wonder if anybody does.
I had similar charging issues with my HTC Android phone. It was a bad USB charging cable.
Cheers, विक्रम "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:
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I plug in the charger. The LED turns solid red. I Check "Settings" and the Android reports "Battery 56%, Charging" Wait a few minutes. LED changes to Blinking Red. I check "Settings" again and the Android reports "Battery 57% Not Charging" I go across the room. I turn the light switch (which controls that AC outlet) off and on. LED returns to solid red. Android reports "charging" again. A few minutes later, the process repeats. Anybody ever fix this same problem on your Android phone ? The model is the Sharp Aquos Crystal. Best I can tell, Sprint no longer sells it, and I wonder if anybody does.
I had a similar problem myself recently, which turned out to be a burned out wall-wart. Echoing what others have been saying, try a different outlet/wall-wart/cable before fretting about anything else. From what I gather it is far more common for an older battery to drain too quickly, rather than stop charging. Sounds to me like it's something external to the phone causing the issue.
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Yes, I purchased a brand new cable, which worked for a day or two. After that, the problem resumed. Went to the Sprint store this weekend, and left it with the technician for a few hours. He called and told me that phone charged, so I brought him both of my cables and he examined them. He gave me a third cable. The protruding piece of metal was different by a millimeter or two. (I wish I had eyes that good.) The phone charged last night. Looking okay for the moment.
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I had similar charging issues with my HTC Android phone. It was a bad USB charging cable.
Cheers, विक्रम "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:
I was really surprised by two things... 1. That my second USB cable started acting up very soon after purchase 2. That the act of flipping the switch on the other side of the wall would fix the problem for ten minutes (where "ten" is my best guess) I would not physically touch the phone, cable, or current converter. Two seconds without electric power was enough to alert the phone to start charging when I flipped the switch to "on", after which, he stopped charging again. Duh.
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Hmmmmmm,
estimate: 15 - 35 minutes Difficulty: Difficult
Despite the difficulty, thank you, for that link.
Look for a cell phone battery replacement service in your area - they'll probably charge you $20-$40 (plus the cost of the new battery) if you prefer not to do it yourself. /ravi
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