Much like us, no phone battery will last forever and they all eventually slow down. However, they are supposed to work for at least a few years without needing to be replaced by a younger model.
If you notice your Android phone is starting to slow down within the first few months, it could be a hardware issue, and there could still be an easy solution to your problems.
If your phone refuses to charge whatsoever, it’ll end up being an expensive paperweight. If you have any charging issues, check the following guide for 11 tips and tricks to fix Android charging problems.
Restarting the Phone via Soft Reset
A restart could be the best option if your phone doesn’t appear to charge when it is turned on.
The system may have crashed, leaving the phone unresponsive when charging. This is a simple solution, but it could resolve any issues with little to no stress. A soft reset usually consists of holding the Power and Volume keys for up to ten seconds to power down the handset.
Once powered down, plug in the phone to see if it charges.Charge with a Mains Adaptor
If you often use a laptop, console or something similar to charge your phone, switching to a mains adaptor can give a noticeable boost to your devices charging speed.
This is because different chargers have different power outputs, and that influences how quickly your phone can get its juice.
Power Bars can be useful for a quick charge, despite the worrying news that an EE branded bar was recently recalled because it caught on fire, injuring the owner in the process.
(source: http://ee.co.uk/power-bar-recall)
Note: Official adaptors are the safest option, and they should charge your phone quickly when compared to other methods.
Close Background Apps
Closing any unnecessary applications running on your phone should help to boost your charging speed, as well as general battery life.
Some applications (like dating apps and social media) can use a significant amount of battery power while running in the background. If you can bear to be without Facebook and Instagram, you can close background apps by opening the Recent Applications button located at the bottom right of your screen, and swiping right to close the app.Alternatively, go to:
- Settings
- tap Apps or Applications
- and check the Running tab
This will let you see which apps are in use. Tap a specific app and tap Stop to end the process.
Replace the Battery
If all else fails, replacing the battery might be the best option if you want to keep using your phone.
Of course, many phones (such as the Samsung Galaxy A5) don’t allow you to remove the battery because of the way the phone is built, but it can still be sent off to be replaced if it’s insured or under warranty.If the battery can be removed, a replacement can usually be ordered online. However, 3rd-party batteries can also be faulty, like the one that caused this Samsung Galaxy S4 to set its owner’s pillow on fire while she slept.
(Source: KDFW Dallas)
Make sure to purchase your battery from a reputable source to minimise any risk.
Gently Clean the Ports
Lint or fluff can get stuck in the charging ports. This blockage causes connection errors as it gets caught between the connectors in the phone and the charger. You can gently blow into the charging port (inside the phone) to clean them of any blockage.
If that doesn’t work, a can of compressed air can be used to clear the port at no risk to the handset itself. Resist the urge to jam anything solid in there. There is always a chance you could do serious damage to the device if you go poking around.
Sometimes the blockage won’t be visible, and the tiniest piece of dirt can cause trouble in the right spot.Try a Different Charging Cable
A new charging cable is cheaper than a new phone, so it’s worth checking to see if a replacement charging cable will do the job. Official cables tend to be of a higher quality compared to their knockoff counterparts, and it’s not advisable to buy an unofficial charging cable for a variety of reasons.
Cheaper cables tend to break a lot faster, and there are additional safety issues. 3rd-party chargers have been known to damage the handset and have even caused house fires in some extreme cases. Make sure to cross-check the amp or watt rating with your device specifications to avoid these issues.
If possible, try to borrow a charging cable from someone first to save yourself the expense, but if you do buy third-party make sure the source is reputable. Samsung and other handset makers certify many 3rd-party charging cable manufacturers. These cables should be considered as a safe bet.
Update or Rollback
When Android rolled out 5.0 Lollipop for the Galaxy S5, Nexus 5 and other flagship devices in 2014, many owners noticed issues with poor battery life that seemed to stem from the update itself.
Updating or rolling back the phone may be useful if there’s a noticeable difference in power consumption and battery charge.
Check to see if there’s an update available for your device. Here’s an example of how to update the Samsung Galaxy S4.
If it’s possible to rollback your device, you can also downgrade to see if it improves battery life. Here are some examples of how to downgrade various Android devices along with a few different methods.
Avoid Intensive Tasks While Charging
Streaming videos, graphically intensive games, and other heavy tasks can use more power than some forms of charging can provide. When streaming video on Twitch, my device will eventually tell me that my games console can’t charge it fast enough to keep the battery from draining.
Switching to a plug socket provides my device with enough energy to stream at length.Calibrate the Battery
Calibrating the battery capacity could be a useful solution if you want a better gauge of how long your device will last uncharged. To do so:
- Wait for your device to run out of charge.
- Switch the device on again and wait for it to turn off to completely drain the battery.
- Plug the device into a charger and without switching it on, wait for it to get to 100% charge.
- Unplug the charger and turn your device on. If the battery is lower than 100%, continue to charge until it’s full.
- Unplug the charger once more and restart the device.
- If it isn’t 100% charged, plug in the charger again and repeat this process until your device gets close to maximum charge without being plugged in.
- Once completed, let the battery drain until the device switches off.
- Charge the device to 100% one final time.
- You should now have a calibrated battery for your Android device.
A fully calibrated phone battery will give you a more accurate reading of your remaining battery life in the future. It could even keep it going a little longer if the Android OS was incorrectly identifying the battery life of your device, causing it to shut off with a small amount of power remaining.
Toggle Airplane/Flight Mode
If you can manage without your phone for an hour or so, turning on Flight Mode will charge your phone more quickly than usual. However, you won’t be able to receive calls or messages while Flight mode is active.
You can turn on Flight mode by accessing the quick menu available on most Android devices. It is also known as Airplane Mode, and it has an airplane icon.
Perform a Factory Reset
WARNING: The following method will erase all data on the device.
If all else fails, it could be time for a factory reset, but this should be done as a last resort. A factory reset will restore your device, but it will delete all of the data on your device.
It’s advisable to backup all data, which can be done with apps such as Helium. You can also copy your data to PC if you prefer. This can be done by:
- Connecting your device to your computer via USB.
- Open your device in My Computer
- Copy All Files (CTRL+C)
- Paste in preferred destination (CTRL+V)
To perform a factory reset on most devices:
Go to Settings
- tap Backup and Reset
- tap Factory Data Reset
- tap Reset Device
- and finally tap Erase everything
If problems persist after the reset, it’s likely to be an issue with the phone or charger itself.
Shafi Khan on
Thank you for these awesome trick. One of my phone wasn’t getting charged but after reading you post I Soft Reset it and it started working.
And, is there any way to fast charge the
Judy on
Hi Shafi,
I am glad to hear that our tips and tricks helped you out and that everything is working great now. Looks like you didn´t finish your sentence there. What needs fast charging?
Faiz on
where are the 11 tips yaar
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we have been changing things around on the site. These should be back up soon. Let us know if you see others
Carol on
I don’t see 11 tips to get brand new phone charged ??????on this sight
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Sorry about that, we are in the process of fixing some posts. Check back soon.
Deanna Cook on
Oh my goodness, I could not believe how well this information worked. I was ready to go right out to purchase a new battery. I shutdown my phone and within 15-20 minutes, it went to 97% charged. Thanks a bunch!
Judy on
Hi Deanna,
You are most welcome. I am glad that we were able to help. Thanks for your feedback. =-)
Andre on
I have an issue. I have tried everything you can possibly imagine. All the way to change for a new battery and the same symptoms seems to be there. I can charge all the way to 100% and then when it reaches ~35% starts to drop really really fast. Like these last 35% will end in less than 10 minutes with huge drops.
I have tried twice to empty the battery, charge with no success. Battery Calibration. New battery. All without success.
I was using Cyanogenmod CM13 when this started. So I gave up and head back to stock Samsung ROM. Same result. What else can it be?
Judy on
Hi Andre,
You could try a factory reset or it could also be an app that is causing this. Have you tried using your phone in safe mode to see if this continues? The following links should help you. Please let me know if you have any further questions. =-)
http://joyofandroid.com/how-to-boot-your-android-into-safe-mode/
http://joyofandroid.com/how-to-factory-reset-your-android-phone-tablet/
Sunil Nayak on
It’s just the charging port. Clean it gently with a needle or pointed blade but keeping in mind not to bend the chip inside. The dirt doesn’t let it charge beyond a specific %
Judy on
That sounds like a great idea.
Destiny Pelliccia on
How shoukd i fix my phone its not charging
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What have you tried?
Which phone do you have?
piki on
With me, my phone will not charge while I am using it on charge. When I leave it alone, then it will charge, but painfully slower than usual. I’ve tried turning it off and on again, resetting, deleting recently downloaded apps, removing and putting the battery back in, and switching the charge cables. Nothing works. Someone help!
BTW My phone is a Samsung 5.
Judy on
Hi There,
Have you tried booting your phone in safe mode and see if this problem continues? Sometimes third party apps can give us real headaches. =-)
shyzeekjohnson on
My phone has gotten the power share pop but I reseted it and started charging again then I took it off for a while to play a game, tried to put it back on and it wouldn’t charge,but every time I turn my phone off and put the charger in it shows the lightning bolt and says its charging but when I turn it back on to charge it doesn’t work.(Samsung galaxy s5 is the phone I used when this happened)
Judy on
Hi There,
None of the tips in the article were able to help? =-)
riazsagor on
thanq so much sir..i really got warred about my phone when it wasnt charging cz i was using a third party cable.but when i plugged my original cable with charger its began to charging..thnx again sir
Judy on
Hi There,
It´s always a good idea to always use the cable your device came from since third party cables won´t always work properly, like it happened in your case. But, I´m glad that all is well now. Thanks for commenting. =-)
KayAnn on
I was getting ready for bed and i left my phone in bed with me on the charger and in the morning my phone was in the floor and the charger was bent while it was still in the Phone. Now when i go to charge it, it will only charge for a few seconds and then it will stop. My phone is now at 5 percent please help.
Judy on
Hi KayAnn,
I recommend trying another charger to see if it will charge properly. Sounds like the charger gave out. Please let me know what happens. Thanks for commenting. =-)
Kanyi on
You need to visit a technicians to fix that charging port….
Bradley Trigiani on
I have a droid turbo my problem is charging. It won’t fully charge, and it discharges quickly. What should I do?
Judy on
Hi Bradley,
I had that same problem once. I took out the battery nd saw that it was bloated, almost ready to explode. Batteries should be thin and not bloated or be leaking any liquid. See that your phone´s battery is thin. If the battery is more than 2 years old, I would replace it with a new one.
Alos, make sure to remove any link or dust that may be in the port that could be preventing a good charge. Have ou also tried using a different cable? Please try these tips and let me know what happens. =-)
batrisyia on
what do you mean that the battery is bloated? and you did said that you change your battery is the battery is more than 2 years old, how do you make sure that the battery you buy is the original one? thanks alot..
jenny on
hi,
i have a samsung tablet and whenever i charge it, it always goes to 100% quickly. once i have restarted my tablet while charging and my battery icon has a red “x” mark over it, which means it’s not charging (although this is different from the “not charging” thing when my phone isnt connected to the charger). it also drains very quickly, and sometimes shows the wrong battery percentage. please help ?
Judy on
Hi Jenny,
Have you tried using a different charger or wall socket? If you are using the charger that came with the tablet it’s possible that you received a 5.0v charger with your tablet. Samsung shipped the wrong chargers for a short period. The charger needs to supply 5.3v before the tablet will charge normally. I would recommend a 5.3v 2amp charger or you can call Samsung to get the correct one. Hope this helps. =-)
Sanaa on
will factory reset work 99% plz let me know
Dani on
Hi Sanaa,
Yes. Ideally it should.
Sanaa on
so will factory reset work for sure because i tried changing the battery and it didnt work
Kaiya on
I used diffrent chargers and it wont charge but unless i move the
Charger a certain way like bend it or twist it or something and couple days later i try to charge it and it stop working all together so I bought a new charger seeing if I bend it again or something and didnt work so help me
Julia on
I just bought a new battery for my Samsung galaxy s3 neo as it wasn’t charging with the original battery. Till last Tuesday it was perfectly fine but I used it till 0% and now it doesn’t want to charge. I tried charging with 4 different chargers and with my laptop.. but nothing! What should I do? Buy another new battery or a new charger? Please help!!
venkatesh on
My phone micromax e352 was not charging. what can i do.
Paula Briley on
When i plugin the charger, the phone is dead btw, and the battery with the lightning bolt flashes on and off. Help?
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That could be that the battery is severely drained. Let it charge for 30-60 minutes and see if that changes. The other option is to change the battery (if possible).
I have an old Samsung Tablet that does that. I let it charge overnight and it’s fine. The battery needs to be changed and it takes a long time to take the charge, but otherwise works fine.
Heather on
My Samsung Galaxy S5 is having battery issues. First it stopped charging and I would get the yellow exclamation point. Now it is charging and holding a charge but never shows that it is charging. The battery also says 85% and it never changes. It doesn’t go up or down and has said that for 2 days. Any thoughts?
Judy on
Hi Heather,
Have you recently gone through an update? If so, you can try using black wallpaper, that usually helps. You can also try booting your phone in safe mode to see if the problems are still there. If you notice that it´s gone, then there is a good chance that a third-party app is causing your problems. You can also try replacing your battery, especially if you notice that it´s blotted. Hope this helps. =-)
irene on
Had a completely dead phone which would not charge. I took out the battery, plugged in the charger then held down start- and volume keys 10 sc. Then put battery back in while hooked up to charger.
Started phone!
Judy on
Hi Irene,
Thanks for the useful tip. I´m sure many other readers will find it helpful. =-)
Heather on
My phone never shows that it is charging Samsung S5, however when I plug it in it will hold it where it is and sometimes increase the charge. I’ve tried multiple chargers. Any ideas on why this may be?
Judy on
Hi Heather,
Have you tried a soft reset? Don´t worry, this won´t delete any of your information. While the phone is on, open the back cover and pull the battery out. Without its battery, press and hold the Power key for a minute. Now place the battery back in and the back cover. Try to charge the phone. Hope this helps. =-)
Jason on
I have done that. my phone was at 1 percent when I did it. When turning it on and charging,it suddenly increase to 34. the phone charges for a sec then stops. what is this problem?
Judy on
Hi Jason,
What phone do you have? =-)
Jason on
samsung s5
Judy on
Hi Jason,
Have you tried using your phone in safe mode to see if a third-party app might be responsible? It’s always a good idea to eliminate the basics and then move on to other things. You could also try a factory reset, something that solved some issues I was having with my tablet. If you do go for a reset, remember to backup your data so you don’t lose any important information.Hope this helps. =-)
Sydney on
My husband’s phone will not charge at all plugged it in overnight and it still won’t get past 1% he has a Android we don’t know what to do
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Which phone is it? Can you remove the battery to see if it’s bloated?
Try a different charger and charging cable combination and different power outlet to see if that helps.
Is the phone getting hot?
How low was the battery when you plugged it to let it charge over night?
Was there an update or was it dropped recently?
lave on
charger not working for my phone but it works for another phone. pls help.
Judy on
Hi Lave,
Maybe the charging port on your phone is faulty. Have you taken it is for service? Have you tried the simple stuff such as turning your phone off and on? Try charging your phone in safe mode to see if it´s not a third party app that is causing this problem. Let me know how it works out for you. Hope this helps.=-)
McKayla on
I have a ZTE Lever lte and it was working perfectly til this week. It randomly stopped charging so i bought another charger. That helped for one night but then it wouldnt charge unless i put the charger in and pushed it toward the side a little bit and put an object against it to hold it in place. That worked for a couple of days but now it just wont charge at all.
I cant replace the battery because it has no back and i really dont want to factory reset it.
Judy on
Hi McKayla,
It sounds like you may have a port problem. Have you taken it in to have it checked out? =-)
Justin on
My phone went dead and when I went to charge it, it charged extremely slow. It took 2 days to charge completely with very little use. I have ampere app, and it shows it charging at a rate of 70 mA, on a turbo charger which should be over 2000 mA. Tried soft and hard reset, 3 different chargers, cleaned the port. Clear the system cache. You name it, I’ve tried it. Any ideas??
Judy on
Hi Justin,
Have you checked to see if the battery is bloated? Try taking it out and placing it on a flat surface and if you see the slightest spacing between the battery and the flat surface, then it´s time to replace the battery. If the battery is not bloated but is over year old, replacing it anyways could fix your issues. Doesn´t hurt to have a spare anyways. Hope this helps. =-)
Raj on
Hi,
My Samsung S5 won’t charge unless I turn it off. Again it charges very slowly, and I can’t see % of charges and it keeps vibrating/beeping. My question is why it won’t charge when on and why it does when off. What could be the defect? Please help it is a brand new phone.
Thanks!
Judy on
Hi Raj,
None of the above tips helped? Are you using a custom ROM? =-)
Erik on
Phone won’t charge at all. I plug in my charger, and it shows when it is plugged in, but it doesn’t not charge at all. Also. I tried turning it off and charging it, but the little battery logo comes on for about a sec then dissapears. Please help.
Judy on
Hi Erik,
Have you tried checking your device´s battery? Take it out and put it on a flat surface, if you see that it´s not completely flat and there is even the slightest space between the two, then it´s time for a new battery. I hope the solution is as easy as that. Thanks for commenting. =-)
Jaeda on
Hey, when I plug my charger in, it is very stiff and hard to get in, and it also isn’t charging. This is stressing me out, please help me.
Judy on
Hi Jaeda,
Does this only happen with that charger? Have you tried other chargers? =-)
Rahul on
hi..if your phone is charging but not increasing battery % if your phone is battery removeble take out the battery and kept it for few minuts and install the battery agine … mybe this sould work
Judy on
Hi Rahul,
Have you checked what condition your battery is in? Try taking it out and see if it’ s bloated, if it is then it’ s time for a new battery. Please let me know what happens. Thanks for commenting. =-)
Yusuf Olaoluwa on
I have a lenovo s720. It shows the charging symbol but it never charges. I changed the battery and the battery gets charged only thorough a desktop charger.
Judy on
Hi Yusuf,
Did you try the tips mentioned in the article? =-)
XXYA on
Thanks! THANKS A LOT!!!
Judy on
Hi There,
You are very welcome and I am glad that you liked the information. Thanks for commenting. =-)
yeshuki on
hello my sony xperia c2 is not charging when its on please help me its not even showing the baterry logo in the screen only the red lights at the bottom letting me knows that its charging please help me before when my phone is off the logo is showing but when i turn it on its not charging anymore i try rebooting soft reset and baterry calibrate before but it did not fix my problem and now my phone is not fully charging and it charge very slow please help me
Judy on
Hi Yeshuki,
Have you tried using a different cable? =-)
andre on
I would love an assistance here. I have tried all possible methods to calibrate battery. My problem is that the phone will charge normally to 100% and then discharge normally all the way up to ~35%. After that, battery starts to drop really fast and in about 10 minutes or less those 35% ends and phone shutdown.
After phone is dead from those drops if I access the recovery mode I usually still have around 30 to 35% battery left. But if I start Android it will shutdown saying I have 0%.
I can’t seem to be able to fix this. Can you help? Any ideas? Never experienced anything like this since my first smartphone.
Judy on
Hi Andre,
It’s never a good idea to let your phone drop down that much. Whenever my phone hits 40% I charge it.If your phone only gives you those problems when you get to 35%, do what I do and charge it at 40%. I recommend you replace your battery. Thanks for commenting and let me know how things work out for you. =-)
Liz on
My LG Optimus E460 has just stopped charging and has now completely run out of battery life.
Not charger or lead problem as am able to charge my Mp3 player.
I have done the following:
* Removed the Battery then replaced it an hour later
* Attempted to clean any gunk with tooth brush (didn’t see any gunk or lint but cleaned anyway) from usb port and ends of usb leads.
* Have tried several different leads
* Have done soft and hard factory reset
The only thing different is that I was staying in a hotel last night (now back at home). I went to sleep and left phone charging plugged in to my wall plug charger plugged into a wall socket in my hotel room. When I awoke it had stopped charging at about 45%. I commonly charge my phone overnight and have never had this problem before. The phone is 4 years old.
Charger works fines back home as charging my Mp3 player so no idea what has happened with my phone.
Any suggestions? Please don’t advise anything that involves using phone apps as there is literally no battery power left.
Many thanks
Judy on
Hi Liz,
Looks like it’s time for a new battery. That way you can rest easily knowing that you shouldn’t have problems for a really long time. Please let me know how it work out for you.
Liz on
My comment not showing. Why?
Tammy B on
Your tip for a soft start worked perfectly! I was so frustrated and had tried every charger in the house and couldn’t get a charge! You saved the day! Thanks so much!
Judy on
Hi Tammy,
You are most welcome for the information and that it was able to help you.
Stephanie on
None of these really address my issue. I have several chargers and none of them will actually charge my phone. I plug it up but it does nothing. It’s clearly not the charger itself so what can I do aside from buying a new phone?
Judy on
If you’re sure that you can rule out the cable and adapter as the culprit, it’s time to move on to the more technical stuff. Sometimes it could be that the small metal connector in the USB port, which may be slightly bent in a way that means it doesn’t make proper contact with the charging cable.
To fix this, turn your phone off, and remove the battery. Then take a pin or something similar in size and straighten the small tab inside the USB port on your phone. Make sure you’re not too rough with this process – you could end up doing more damage than good. Then, put your battery back in, power on your device, and try charging again. Please check the USB port for pocket lint. Getting a can of compressed air and blasting whatever is in the USB port out of there should fix the issue if that is indeed the issue. Hope this helps.
ZACK on
Hi..my Asus Zenfone 6 is not functioning properly.
I have tried all the tips u’ve given but it is still not working.
At first i left my phone to charge and when i went to check it wont start up. I’ve tried several times to turn it on but it got stuck on loading. I’ve got no choice but to factory reset it and thank God its turning on.
But now the problem is that it wont charged. I thought it was the cable problem so i changed the cable and it is still not charging. Since then I’ve changed several cable to charge it and also used the original Asus one but nope, not working. Ive also change the adapter.
There is also a problem where i managed to turn it on and charged it but it kept at 0% and wont increase. When i disconnect from the charger it shut down. I repeated the process and its still the same. I left it for several hours and its still not increasing and kept at 0%.
I’ve also tried to fix the metal connector in the usb port, not working.
Do u have any suggestions? Is it the charger or the motherboard problem? And since my phone is a built-in battery, so buying a new battery or taking it out is not applicable.
Judy on
Hi Zack,
That;s too bad about not being able to take out the battery. Sounds like a battery problem, but can you place your phone flat on a table and spin it. If it does spin that means the battery is bloated and you will need to take it in for repair since you can’t take it out. Trying another power source could also help. Please let me know how this works out for you.
ansari asad on
my phone is not charging by charger but when I connect with pc charging start then I plug it with charger the charging start…bt when I connect later with charger charging doesn’t start…so please give solution
Judy on
Try using another cable, power source or even adapter.
Paj on
I’ve already charged my phone for a few days but it can’t be turned on. What should i do?
on
If it won’t power on and you are 100% sure it is charged, there may be an issue with the power button or the phone itself. I have seen several times where I thought a phone was charged and it wasn’t because there was something wrong with the cable or the charger. I would try a different charger and cable first, then attempt to troubleshoot the phone if that fails.
Connor on
My phone plugs in and looks like it is charging but when i look at the percentage it isn’t charging. I have an LG G Stylo and i’m using the cable and adapter that came with it the battery isn’t bloated what could be wrong
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have you tried any other cables/chargers or that cable/charger on a different phone? I have had chargers that would charge, but take 5x as long because they were not working correctly.
Vijoya Kumar on
Hi , Could you please tell me is there any apps you have developed for 4G sim work in 3G without buying in 4G handset.
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no apps for this. it should work, just at 3G speeds.
zain on
My phone is showing charging symbol but actually it is not charging.
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have you tried a different charger or cable to see if it’s slowly charging? sometimes the cables or chargers go bad and let in a very small amount of current but not enough to actually charge the phone.
Jason Lemus on
I need your help glad that I ran into your article. I have a ZTE ZMAX Metro PCS running on t-mobile network the original cable went bad wear and tear i guess. So I started using my moms cable she has a net10 phone the cable was working just slowly charges slower than the original cable. Been working until today phone won’t pass the 10% mark before that it didn’t even to charge at all keeps telling me to reconnect the charger i tried every outlet in the house. so far it seems like it’s charging with the phone off.
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did you use a different charging base too or just try a different cable?
Usually when there is an issue where it doesn’t charge or charges really slowly and you have tried new cables and charging bases (maybe even a 12volt car charger if you have one) the culpret is usually the battery. If the phone doesn’t have a removable battery like your phone I believe, it might take some dismantling. If it is under warranty of any kind, they should be able to help.
One last ditch effort could be putting your phone is safe mode to see of it cures the charging problem due to an apps acting up. or even resetting your phone.
Haile on
I was. watching a movie with V player then it just shut down when I check the battery after I turned it on (with out charging) it had 24% when I try to charge it later it looks like its charging but it won’t increase its percent.
And I can’t find your tips and tricks do you mind writing them down as a reply?and if that doesn’t help what should I do?(my battery is not bloated )
phone type is X-tigi Genius 1
Thanks a lot!!
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it could be a bad cable, or charger, or even the charging port. its hard to say. try a different charger and cable combination to see if that helps. Also, make sure you aren’t using something that’s drawing more power than your charger is putting in. GPS, video, and other things like this can draw more power than you are sending to the battery.
dewakaran on
my phone is not charging when it is on but when i turn off my device and then connects my charger it charges please help me on this
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without knowing the brand or model it’s hard to give you a better idea, but I would look in the settings (possibly the developer settings) and see what the USB configuration is. It might be set up for a media transfer or something. You can also look to see which apps are running that might be drawing more power than your charger is trying to put in.
Also, try a different charger and charging cable.
Miss. Hideous on
I am using Xperia E4 Dual. Recently, i am facing a lot of charging issues. First up, my phone won’t charge despite using the charger provided along with the device. Also, it won’t charge if i am using it . However, if i leave it idle for an hour or so it would charge until the moment i start using it. This becomes very problematic when i am doing some work on my phone and the battery is draining out. Also, the battery is not removable. Tried charging in safe mode but it didn’t help.
Plz Help!!!!
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it sounds like an overactive app or OS. If safe mode didn’t help, it may not be the case though. Have you gone through the basics of adjusting your settings to consume less power like turning your Bluetooth and other wireless radios off that you aren’t using (NFC, Wi-Fi, GPS…)? Also brightness, sync frequencies for apps can cause massive drain.
If safe mode doesn’t work, then you can look at things like freeing up space in your storage. This could mean deleting videos, photos, apps, and anything else you might have on there that you aren’t using regularly.
When all else fails, a master reset could fix the issue. If it doesn’t you are going to have to take it in to get the battery swapped.
Brooke on
My phone will only charge to 35% then will not charge any moresponses I’ve tried a lot
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if your phone has a removable battery, try a replacement. I have had good luck on ebay with Samsung batteries. If it isn’t removable, this is a more invasive process and might need to take it to a service center if you aren’t confident you can do the repair.
One last ditch effort could be putting your phone is safe mode to see of it cures the charging problem due to an apps acting up. or even resetting your phone.
Michael on
I have some sort of crummy moto phoone. my phone refuses to charge, i have changed chargers,, but the battery drops drastically in short periods of time and wont charge at all. it seems like the charger drains the battery itself sometimes
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Sounds like a bad battery to me. I had a Samsung with a similar issue. I was able to replace the battery with an inexpensive one from eBay. Is yours a replaceable battery?
Arcel on
My phone isn’t charging but when I used “Universal Charger” it works. I think the only problem is in my phone, the charging port. How can I fix this?? Please help me. Thank you.
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you should take it to a service center if you have a bad charging port on your phone. otherwise, I’ll need more information.
Sarbuland sayeed on
my smartphone battery isnt charging more than 41%. while its new and thus its charger too. what should i do.
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what have you tried so far? What phone do you have?
Try a different charger. Try your charger on a different phone. If it’s new it should have a warranty along with the charger. See if your carrier, amazon, manufacturer, or where ever you got it will swap the charger or phone or battery if it removable.
Jordan on
Hi, i was using my phone normally last night but the battery wasnt going up when I put it on charge. It came up with the symbol to show it was charging but the percentage wasn’t going up, so before I went to bed I turned it off and the last thing I saw was that it said it was on 1%. But when I woke up this morning it will not show me if it’s charging or not so i’m assuming it’s not. Also I have tried charging it from a laptop and different charger plugs but it isnt turning on or charging? What should I do? Please help!
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since you didn’t mention which phone you have, I’ll be general. if you have a different charger altogether, you might want to try that. Also, sometimes it is the cable, not the charger, or the charger, not the cable so try different combinations. If the battery is removable, see if it is bloated. if it is, the battery was overcharged and needs to be replaced.
Anonymous on
I’ve changed chargers, outlets, and the long-press concepts to get it to turn on but it still hasn’t worked. What should I do??
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it could be a bad battery or the phone is dead. I would recommend sending it to the manufacturer or take it to a service center.
Erika Florence on
Hi. Im using Huawei y5 II and I think my battery was drained for 4 days straight. I tried charging it and the screen would display the charging status but the battery percentage stays the same or even lowers. What should I do?
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have you tried a new charger? Have you removed the battery to see if it is bulging? If the battery is bad, it will not take a charge or hold a charge for very long.
Anonymous on
So I got a Motorola Android phone yesterday, and it refuses to charge. I got it first hand from Verizon, so I know it can’t have been an owner issue. It uses this C cord (why not micro like literally most other things, that’s over my head), but when I plug it in, it won’t charge. Should I go back to the Verizon store and ask for a replacement? I’m unable to test if it is the phone or the cord, as I have nothing that fits its extremely weird (to me at least) design. Maybe this is not the best place to ask, but I may as well try :-).
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yes. The phone and all of the accessories are under warranty. The thing is, you need to do it within the first 15 days with most carriers or there will be more hassle to get it swapped. they can return it as a DOA phone within the 15 days. After that, they need to do an advanced exchange and you might not get a new device.
Ikrar Ahmad on
I have micromax canvas a315 I installed ROM after that I see a charging symbol, but the battery percentage is not increasing. Help me
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what troubleshooting have you done so far? Have you tried a different charger or cable? was the ROM the only change? If you have enough battery life, you can flash a stock ROM back on it.
Cath on
My 3 year old motor was nothe holding a charge so I took it to a battery store and they replaced the battery., that was two months ago, now it shows that it’s charging but stays at 0%. I can’t even start it in see mode.
What to do?
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if it is an aftermarket battery, it might have a warranty through the place you got it. It may have gone bad, electronics can do that.
preeny khan on
Hello… Plz help me
Preeny khan on
My phone all of a sudden is not charging…its battery is new and charger too…
I dont know what has hppnd.. Plz any
one give me some suggestns…
What to do..??
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it could be the charging port, maybe there is something in the charging port. did anything happen before it stopped charging? Did you root it or add any new apps or drop it? There isn’t a lot of detail in your comment. More of a description about the problem, circumstances, and phone model and make would help.
preeny khan on
Actually at night i had pluckd my chrger..when i got up early my phone’s batteri is just 84% and it was not completed.. Then i ignored nd went to skul…when i came back i start using my phn and when its bbttry was about to die…i connected it in my chargr…but i won’t show charging..
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it sounds like you are not using the proper charger. is the phone getting hot when charging?
preeny khan on
I went to the service cntr…and the charging port has been changed… But still chrging is not showing and battry is draining too fast…nd now phone is geeting too hot….and brightness is fixd now…iys not working proprly
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sounds like you have an app or process draining your phone. What happens when you turn it off and charge it for an hour or two?
okoh i on
pls help! I just buy lenovo A850 and is given headache of charging point, I must boost the battery with desktop charger before it will charge. Secondly, the battery is not last. pls help me out.
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sounds like a bad battery to me. Can you look on amazon or ebay for a replacement? I have had good luck on ebay buying replacements for my blackberry back in the day and a few Samsungs I’ve had.
Kevin on
Hi,
My phone is a Bmobile AX705 and I barely got it about 3 moths ago but just recently it doesn’t want to charge. It will display the charging symbol but it won’t pass 1% or 0% and if I’m lucky it’ll get up to 2%.
I’ve checked the battery and it’s not bloated and also tried different cable and adapter combinations and it still doesn’t eant to charge.
I have tried many of the suggestions above but nothing works. Could you please help?
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have you rooted or done any OS upgrades lately? Sometimes this can glitch the phone. Try to reset the phone cache to see if that helps. If that doesn’t help and you tried a few different charging cables and charging bases, you can try a different battery. If you got the phone new, there should be some sort of warranty. most warranties for new phones cover the battery. Otherwise the phone should be able to be serviced under the warranty.
Kevin on
I’ve already tried different cable and adapter combinations and it doesn’t work. And I haven’t rooted it or modified in any way (including updates) the OS.
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did you reset the cache ?
David on
I have a zte grand x 3 the phone was plugged in last night to charge aand i woke up this morning and it wasn’t charging but it was charging last night so I took the charger out turn the phone off plugged the phone in but it wouldn’t turn on to charge then I turned it off and use a different phone to turn on and charge as it has a different cable and I plugged it into the socket but it charged so so then I looked at the battery of the phone that wasn’t charging and it was not bloated or anything so then I plugged it back in and it still wouldn’t charge so I took the battery out of the dead phone and put it in the battery part in the phone that would charge and the charging icon popped up and it would charge the battery so I looked at the charger of the phone that wouldn’t work and it has no visible damage are any visible defects so I even tried plugging the charger into the phone and try bending a different directions to see if it’ll turn on but it hasn’t the phone that doesn’t work uses a c-type charger which is reversible so I tried plugging it in on different sides it still wouldn’t turn on what should I do I really need some help I can’t afford to buy a new battery or a new phone or even a new charger
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to me, it sounds like you found your problem. If you tried a new phone and the charger worked. Then you tried a new battery in the phone that wasn’t taking a charge, you have determined it’s a bad battery and it needs to be replaced.
I would look on ebay for a new battery. I have had good luck buying batteries on there for my Samsung phones and blackberry back when I had one. they are only a few dollars.
Piyush singh on
My phone is having a charging problem sometime it charges sometimes it doesn’t I also have to lift up the cable a bit just at the point it touches the phone to charge but the problem doesn’t end there i have changed my charger too
My phone even if starts charging….it charges up at normal rate for a very short time after tht it charges very slow like 1% in 30-45 mins
My phone is lava x11 and is hardly an year old
I won’t lie I play games on it a lot my battery is currently 3% and phone is not charging
Pls help me
Thnx
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sounds like your phone may have overheated and the charging port needs to be replaced. I’d get the port fixed at a service center then get a different battery.
Piyush Singh on
Think u very much for reply sir but now…my phone is not even showing that it is charging ….fully blank…I tried different chargers but no use
Is there any other additional thing I need to do?
Also 1 more question…if I go to service center will they replace the port in front of me or I will have to hand over my phone to them for a couple of days?bcoz my internal storage has data like my account is signed in and I won’t like to see anyone messing with my progress in my favorite games
Thnx in advance Sir 🙂
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it’s hard to say what the place will do. Sometimes the battery is very dead and could use a jump start if you have a something that is a fast charger that can put more current into the phone. I know my s7 wont work with my old car charger. It just says use the charger it came with and the phone wont charge.
Piyush Singh on
Thnx for all the help 🙂
I’m taking my phone to service centre tomorrow I hope everything will b good
KimmilieThomas on
my phone is not taking charge at all even with differnt cables.. i just bought it last october… i dont know if the battery itself need changing.
Yuval on
Hi there,
My phone worked properly for about a year. Last week it just stopped charging.
It didnt shut off or something, just didnt charged. when battery went to 0 i’ve tried again to plug it to the charger, and it showed the battery charging sign for about 5 sec and then it disappears. ive tried other cabels or other ports, tried cleaning the charger and the phone usb port, tried soft boot by pressing and holding the Power button and Volume down button for at least 10 seconds. It didnt helped.
I dont know how but when i left the phone, before went to 0, pluged with usb cable to computer for about 5 minutes, it started charging.
when the battery drained again, it didnt worked again.
Now with some luck, sometimes its charging and sometimes dont and only shows the battery sign for short time.
Please, try figure out something.
Appreaciating and Expecting to your answer.
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to me, it sounds like it could be one of two things… the battery is bad or more than likely, the charging port is messed up. The easiest things is to look in the port to see if there is something jammed in there. Pocket lint and other things can fall in there to block the connection. If you’ve already tried several different cables and charger bases, I’d say this might need to go to service and have them look at the port.
OPPahchen on
I have a samsung j5 2016 phone… since last few days it charges upto 84% and I tried calibration ,tried charging in safe mode, tried with different adapter, cleaned the charging port and done factory but no luck…. but when I tried to charge with 8 inch Nokia USB (only with 8 inch nokia usb cable no other cable worked ) cable through laptop it charges upto 100% perfectly..
My original charger is working fine as i am charging my other samsung mobiles with same charger and it works fine..My phone is only 6 months old, so please help me to find a solution…
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If your phone is that young and you bought it new, there is a warranty on everything including the charger. Get it warrantied. If this isn’t an option, then you’ll need to find a different charger that works. Electronics are fickle and sometimes you need to go with the flow.
EC on
Droid Turbo 2…..phone does not turn at all unless I do a soft reset. Doesn’t full turn on as it goes into AP fast bootmode and only reboot reloader, turn off, and barcode work. The phone has a constant green light going off at the top left when the charger is plugged in…. and even blinks while the phone is off. The blinking green light also flashes when trying to reboot. Phone says charging low in fast reboot mode. Please help. Tried it all.
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to me, it sounds like the OS is corrupt or a bad battery. How long have you left it on the charger? sometimes when the battery is bad, you need to leave it on for a long time for it to take a charge. You may need to reload the OS or take it to a service center to have them do it.
Kaylee on
Hello! I Have a Blu R1 Hd , And Every night i have to charge it in a certain way and if you barely touch it the charge will go off. I’ve tried another charger but i have no clue what to do.
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that problem is usually a bad charging port in the phone. It is a hardware problem and needs service.
elle on
My phone says it is charging but the percentage won’t change or worse, it gets lower. I already changed my battery thinking it is the problem, but my problem is still the same. Help 🙁
megan on
Hi, Elle! Did you try all of the strategies listed here?
Chasity Johnson on
my zte zmax pro wont turn on
megan on
Hi Chastity! Does the LED indicator light up when the phone is plugged in? Also, could you please provide a bit more info to help me troubleshoot your problem? Thanks!
billzz_9817 on
Thanks thanks thanks alot , I was likely to get a heart attack when it wasn’t charging , and i had just 6% left , I tried switchong it off first n tookbattery out and put it back in but it didnt work , i don’t know why it wasn’t charging but anyway after tht I blow dried as yu said and the issue was resolved and my phone began charging and I took breath of heaven
megan on
Glad we could help you get your device charging again! Please let us know if you have any other Android questions!