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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ficklecycler:
Sorry not much to add at this time, just another user who is having issues with the charging problem.

Samsung official charger and cable = No charge

Generic or Samsung cable going into USB = Charges just fine...slooooow
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabhjots:
This problem is being faced with official charger only, In fact the very same that came in the box.

We can try one thing.. that might lead us to the exact cause of the problem and a step closer to solving it.

I installed an app called "Current Widget". Using it led to interesting insights.

Just when we plug the charger, it shows 999mA. ( rightfully so, since the charger is 1A)

However when charging stops after about 10 seconds , it still shows 466 mA.

The fix I found so far is plugging the same cable into a laptop USB port for 2-5 mins. When connected to USB it starts charging and the current shown is 466mA.

After unplugging and replugging into the wall adaptor it begins charging at 999mA and continues till 100%, when this current drops to 0mA.

Now the question arises why did charging stop from the wall charger if the current was being shown as 466mA ?

The fact that USB also charges at the same current of 466mA makes it all the more curious.

I think it points toward a software bug.. or is it a hardware issue ?

It would be great if one of the devs looked into the matter.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabhjots:
Screenshots

EDIT: Sorry for the big images. I'm new here.. How to show smaller images in the post?

Some Screenshots:

Before Charging:

After Putting on Charge:

After about 10 Seconds, Charger still plugged in:

After unplugging charger:

Plugged into Laptop USB via same cable:

Could somebody help?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenG7:
Hi,

I did not have this issue when I first got the phone.

Then I installed SGS3 Easy UMS that makes the external microSD card of the SGS3 available as USB mass storage device:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1711009.

Then shortly after that I flashed in my first rom on the phone, CheckRom EvoHD 3.5

(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1738527); it also includes SGS3 Easy UMS.

It seems to me the issue appeared at that time and as this app deals with the USB port... just my 2 pence but worth investigating

Can I just check, did you all install SGS3 Easy UMS or flash a rom including the app?

Thanks a lot

beng
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabhjots:
I haven't flashed a rom nor have installed the app.

All I did was use FOTA upgrade a few days before this issue occurred.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
I have easy ums, going to try clearing it and see what happens as mine shows usb charging on mains
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blu bizcuitz:
Cable + Adapter Not Working

I have the same problem too...please help...anyone? :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stijnec:
do not have this app, but do have the issue! :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blu bizcuitz:
Fides estemp

flashed stock firmware...the problem is still there :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] square_eyes:
Same problem here.

Can I point out that the original post and many others after, are not about slow charging. The issue here is that the Battery, Cable, Charger, Voltage Regulator, Software, or some combination of these, is stopping the battery from charging at all.

The issue with slow, but constant charging is different, and in my opinion, not what the OP was experiencing. That could be related to your phone thinking it's plugged in via usb, or some other issue with aftermarket cable/chargers. Please only post here if you think your battery issues are inherently related to this problem.

Here is my experience...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDnYcFDhDYM

I used to have the ' ! ' exclamation mark that user prabhjots had when disconnected from the charger, but that hasn't happened for a while, even though the issue remains.

Sometimes a reboot will fix it, and sometimes it will charge for more than the few seconds. But eventually it stops.

As I mentioned in the video, I had my phone at Samsung for two weeks and they told me they couldn't replicate the issue. I picked it up and took it home, and right away it happened.

In short...

:: Tmobile UK unlocked, unrooted S3

:: Stock charger

:: Shows on device Settings -> About Device -> Status as USB charging when plugged in to mains (edit: sometimes it correctly shows as AC)

:: Has had ' ! ' in place of battery symbol previously (when not plugged in) as user prabhjots has shown in his/her screen shots above

:: Usually refuses to charge after a few seconds of being plugged in. Although it seems intermittent. With repeated attempts and reboots I can get the phone to charge somewhat

:: Tried charger/cable on Atrix 4g, works fine

:: Tried at a different location to eliminate a problem with the outlet

:: Tried Galaxy Note and GS2 chargers on my S3 and have same symptoms

:: Have factory reset twice and done the OTA 4.0.4 update

:: Official service centre in Mitchem, London knew nothing of this and couldn't replicate the problem. I offered to leave my charger there initially but they said don't worry as they had one
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corrsea:
Have you tried a non Samsung usb cable?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] square_eyes:
I have. I tried two. A cheap eBay one and a better Sennheiser one. They never worked from day dot. I assumed it was because the S3 introduced proprietary accessories. I read somewhere the S2 hdmi cable didn't work so assumed all my old cables were useless because of that.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nhariamine:
I haven't this problem with my pebble blue version, all forums are trying to help others not buy the marble white because it contains alot of bugs and system failures,but i think in your case the charger that ur using is the problem you have to change the charger into another genuine samsung charger and try!Hope this helped.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stijnec:
I do have pebble blue, and do have the issue, so unrelated to colour. Hopefully the anounced update to JB will solve the issue
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabhjots:
The problem does not appear to be with the charger. I have bought a brand new Samsung charger for my brother's Note and that too behaves the same way with my phone.

My phone's charger works perfectly fine with other phones(no other S3's to lay hands on, though)

Sent from my GT-I9300

---------- Post added at 04:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:12 PM ----------

The "!" Appears only when the battery goes below 10% (or 5%.. I don't exactly remember)

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corrsea:
As I posted earlier in my experience it was a combination of the Samsung charger and cable. A replacement Samsung charger in combination with a non Samsung 1.5 meter cable has been issue free for the last month. If I use the same charger with the Samsung cable the issue immediately returns. Both the Samsung charger and cable work with my daughter's phones (HTC and Huawei).

HOWEVER it took about a month to six weeks for the problem to first surface so I'm not 100% confident yet that it will not return. If it does I will be demanding a replacement phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabhjots:
I'm not too sure if it's a hardware issue.. I made this log of the charging problem using logcat: http://pastebin.com/Z2RcNK9K

I plugged in the wall charger at around line 75.

The charging stopped at around line 330.. Then I disconnected the charger..

It seems the phone did correctly detect the charger as AC Mains and then re-detected it as a USB one and stopped charging.

Can anyone help now? :crying:

Should I resort to Factory reset again?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raymondleung:
I have the same issue, it recognize the acc main as usb and the charging is slow. But the current displayed was 999mAH which is not standard usb
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabhjots:
The charger is rated 1.0 A, so 999mA is normal
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Decrux:
Had this problem with my GSII earlier this year and it turns out the adapter just died.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Camel Chops:
My wife's s3 is a week old and not rooted. It initially charged fine but the past day or two it only charges to 89% and won't go any further, no matter how long she leaves it connected. Does anyone know of this issue?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravingkamikaze:
my problem appears to be a continuation of the 'not being able to charge' issue. When I plug it in to anything(samsung charger, pc, other microusb charger) it comes up with a picture of a grey battery with a circle in the middle of it. This stays on for approx 1 second then goes off. The battery will not charge at all.

At first I thought it might be the phone, so I borrowed someone elses S3 battery and put it in and it came straight on. Anyone else had this issue? Any fix apart from getting in touch with the company I bought it from and requesting a battery replacement?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I also had some charging problems with my SGSIII. It was charching and suddenly stops, so I just tried to charge it with my old SGSI charger instead of the new one that I got with the SGSIII. It solved the problem.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabhjots:
I guess it is my battery after all.. Anybody out there? any software app that can help diagnose problems with the battery?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smartie36:
Perhaps I should count myself lucky but I've had my S3 for just over 3 weeks, it's had plenty of use so as you can imagine it's been charged up alot and I've never had any problems with charging the battery, whether the phone is on or off during charging, everything working as it should, am using the charging plug & cable that came with the phone :good:

This is with a unlocked sim free S3, it installed 2 updates when I first turned it on via OTA, I got no idea what version the handset shipped with but after the updates it's been running LG8.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kosiara:
Same here

I also have the same problems with battery in S3. I have a wall socket and 2 different cables. It didn't charge via any of them. Then I tried charging via laptop - it worked. I tried via wall socket - nothing. Restarting the phone - nothing. Uninstalling SG3 USB mode app - nothing. I have the phone for about 3 weeks. It's rooted.

Then I tried charging my friends phone with the wall socket - it worked fine. Then it started charging my phone (why?) - and stopped after 3-4 minutes.... really strange.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kosiara:
Samsung is picky about chargers

That's what I found on s3forums:

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"Samsung's are very picky about their cables. The phone can actually recognize whether the cable is Samsung or not, and if it isn't, a diode lowers the input amperage. (Safety feature to keep cheap chargers from killing the phone.) Therefore, non-Samsung chargers take longer. I'm a cell phone salesman, I read about this and my Samsung rep confirmed it."

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My S3 now charges ONLY from the original cable&charger and from USB by any cable.

That is insane! How can Samsung ban other chargers? I also believe that it IS ILLEGAL here in the European Union as we have a directive that all mobile phone manufacturers have to comply to a single standard of a phone charger and that all chargers must be compatible.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pcoopmans:
Same problem here. Initially my phone did not charge to 100%, but got stuck at around 60 / 70 %. Later the phone charges for 1 or 2 minutes and then it stops. Sometimes when i'm lucky i got a full or almost full charge, I can not determine when or why this is. I'm on stock, no root and latest OTA update on vodafone in The Netherlands. I've got 3 peble blue s3 phones in my company. changing the original power supply and/or cable does not fix the problem. the other 2 phones do not have this problem. I requested help from vodafone for this problem.I'll keep you posted

phone was connected to a desktop usb2 port with generic cable for 4,5 hours now. battery was 18% @ 10:15am, now @2:48 pm it's 20% . so that's not a solution for this phone
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mkvarner:
It's the battery thats faulty. I have contacted Samsung about the problem. They are hopefully sending me a new battery on monday.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lord_czar:
Hi everybod,

I'm having issues when charging my phone. When I use the stock charger and the stock usb data cable that came with the phone, it stops charging after 1% - 5% of battery charge and the red led still remains on, but nothing happens. I tried to charge it while the phone is on or off but I have no luck.

I tested in few scenarios and I'm having weird results :eek:

a) Stock Charger + Stock usb Cable: Doesn't work at all on my SGS3.

b) I tried using my Nokia CA-101 micro USB data cable with the Stock SGS3 charger and it charges with no problems in about 2.5 hours from 0% - 100% ..!!

c) I used the stock sgs3 charger and the stock usb data cable and charge my old Xperia X10 mini pro and it charged successfully

d) I tried to charge my phone using the stock micro usb data cable via PC using usb port and it charges slowly (about 4 hours) but it drains battery faster than using option "b".

Those results are weird, I tried to find if the charger or the cable are faulty, but it seems to work fine, but not in conjunction with the sgs3. This is my second replacement, I had the same issues with my first sgs3, but the carrier tech support didn't change me the accessories neither the battery, they just gave me another unit keeping my 1st phone accesories.

Any ideas of this problem?.. Does samsung data cable are different from other micro usb cables? Are the pin layout different than Nokia's or standad micro USB data cables?

I'm using the stock firmware with no root.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corrsea:
Stick to option b in your scenarios. As I posted earlier on this thread it is the combination of Samsung charger plus Samsung usb cable that causes problems.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lord_czar:
I read your other threads and seems you are right, I got a new battery today from the tech service of my carrier, but the charger + usb cable combination still doesn't work.

What do you recommend me, to get a replacement of the cable + carger or using my nokia's micro usb cable and using original s3 cable for pc? :confused:

Thanks in advance, and sorry for my english :laugh:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corrsea:
Do both. I would get the new cable and charger under warranty but not not use them together. I suspect that the cable eventually damages the charger. Perhaps by drawing to much power.

So use the charger with the Nokia cable and just use the Samsung cable for the pc.

Interestingly my s3 was manufactured in Vietnam but the charger comes from China. There may be some sort of compatibility issues.

I had noticed that my old charger would get quite hot but the new one has not.

So far I've had no further issues.

Your English is fine by the way.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pcoopmans:
In my case it's definitely not the charger and / or cable. I have 3 s3 phones in my company so I can easily swap charger - Cable and battery. The problem persists only on one handset.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corrsea:
Have you asked for a repair under warranty? It would be interesting to see how Samsung deal with it. If I have a recurrence of the problem with my current setup the phone will definitely be going back.

BTW does using a non Samsung cable work for you?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pcoopmans:
Only asked what possible solution they had in mind. If I have to send my handset in for repair I have to wipe the dust of my old and reliable HTC Desire!

Using a non Samsung cable doesn't help at all. Sometimes it works and the phone gets fully charged, sometimes around 30-50%, and for the last 24 hours and various charging attempts 3%... Regardless of charger, cable, and battery.

Haven't had an answer from Vodafone business support yet. I'll keep you informed!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corrsea:
It sounds like a different issue than the one experienced by myself and a few others. I just hope it's not a progressively worsening problem.

Good luck with getting it fixed.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netchow:
I'm facing a similar problem and still didn't manage to fix it! I just keep on rebooting when necessary.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lord_czar:
I will go to my carrier to get an exchange of these accesories. I had noticed that the charger gets a bit hot when charging with the Nokia cable, about 45ªC. Is that normal or the charger may got damaged? Both, the charger and the phone comes from china, but I still can't find the correlation of the charger + cable issue :eek: I will charge mi phone from my computer using it's port powered usb until I get the replacement.

Thanks !:)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carl86:
came to this thread as i have been having the same problem. i bought my s3 from my brother and he told me the stock battery stopped charging, so he bought an aftermarket 1. not being too keen on non stock hardware i tried to charge the samsung battery only to find it wasnt charging past 3%, so went back to the cheaper battery which charged, but only to around 80%.

i didnt really think anything of it only part charge abuse of a cheap battery. Any way took my stock charger to work incase the cheap battery died, and a colleague asked to borrow the charger to charge his blackberry, plugged in started charging fine. He unplugged it to take a call, then plugged it back in to find it wasnt charging! i was slightly annoyed but my suspicions led me towards my 2 batteries having trouble charging. So when i got home i tried my iphone wall charging adapter with the original samsung cable, NOTHING! got my old S2 usb lead tried charging and Voila! it worked, tried the same S2 cable with my S3 wall adapter and it worked. I also tried my original s3 battery that was suspected faulty and it charged 100%! But last night i plugged my s3 in to charge and it wouldn't charge past 43%... i immediately got the iphone adapter and plugged the S2 lead in and it charged 100% this to me points toward the stock s3 adapter and lead at fault. Sorry for my first post being long winded, but i want to report my findings to others with this problem to see if changing both the lead and adapter cause the problem to stop. Because i dont really want to send my S3 away as i couldnt live without it now as im sure other users couldnt! hope this helps and i hope its a permanent fix. thanks for reading.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lord_czar:
I got the warranty for the battery + carger + usb cable, my carrier gave me new ones, and the problem has dissapeared!! :victory:

I suggest to those ones having this issue, to get an exchange of all your accesories, In my experiencie, they first change me the battery, and it didn't work, after I realize that the problem was the charger + usb data cable, I went to the carrier again and they gave me another set of accesories.

If your accesories are under warranty, go for them!. :laugh:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nhariamine:
Nope ,and please stop making the same damn thread just so you get attention,i've seen this thread last month and it was resolved.sigh
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabhjots:
I have got battery + charger replaced. It isn't resolved.. Can't charge my phone any other way except the USB port of my laptop..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] A|ex:
SiyahKernel S3 1.4 is just slow charge, i left my phone on charge over night and only got 20% if i change to another version like 1.5.2 its fine but then i run into BT issues
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeverne:
ok so i have a second hand s3. it was working fine, then out of the blue one day, it didnt charge. tried using usb cable, charger, but to no avail. Please someone tell me what to do! im freaking out as i dont have warranty (bought it used). should i send it to a mobile repair shop? please help.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabhjots:
Do a factory reset + complete wipe if possible. It did help me for some time. Still facing the issue, however mine charges with the USB without fail... #UNSOLVED

Do post your result..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lord_czar:
This is the charger that came with the phone

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ETA0U80JBEBSTD-gallery

Usb charger + usb data cable, 5V, 1.0 Amp.

The first set of accesories and the new ones are the same model. I suggest anybody that has this issue, to change the battery, the charger and the usb data cable for new ones.

If it were a phone's hardware fault, the battery could not charge using the charger neither via usb port.

In my experience, it's a problem related to a combination of the battery + charger + usb data cable, I know that is not an accurate solution, but it worked for me.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeverne:
nope. already tried all that and more, changed charges and cables but to no avail, . had to sell the phone as-is. :/ devastated, i am.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zafiroboss:
hi where ar eyou from? i living in london, My battery ran out one day, the chargr dont work, i tried with many different cables and chargers. also don't work the usb-pc connection. so can i do nothing. my phone its root but stock ROM. never fall and water contact. i sended to repair and they said:

SAFE TO RECOVERY THE EVIDENCE OF LIQUID INGRESS WAS FOUND TO THE SOCKET INTERFACE (RESIDUE MARK TO THE BODY AND PINS CORRODED INSIDE). SUSPECT IT CAUSES REPORTED PROBLEM.THIS IS SIGN OF CUSTOMER ABUSE AND REPAIR CAN BE PROCESSED AS.

i have to pay 30 pounds and by phone they said are gonna change the usb socket. i totally sure the usb socket its not damaged or corroded. i dont understand as they send a new phone to you and i have to pay... someone told me "There's not much you can do except buy a wireless charging﻿ battery cover so you can still use your phone" and to transfer to the pc use the wifi or bluetooth. maybe its a fisical battery problem?! samsung have to do some thing NOW!!!

i found this, maybe help : youtube com /watch?v=yjnXcFG3674

im waiting for samsung service send back my device. tomorrow i´ll call to know what´s happend. bcos i have no news after tell them to repair it. im scared becos they said are gonna change the socket and after that still not working. maybe have lucky and send a new one...

i still looking for a solution and found this, i think its useful, at least to find an appropriate solution. or try with the wireless charger...

youtube com /watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=BDtv7qKf8tQ