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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vdp.peter:
I charged mine form 40% to 100% in 2.5 hours.

I use the original battery and AC adapter (white one) that came with the phone.

I charged it on a socked that had my laptop plugged into for about 1.5 hour and the phone was turned on with wifi connected during the charge.

Does that seem reasonable or is it too long? I feel like its way too long for a charge.

Using my GS4 I9505 16GB LTE + 32GB external storage
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] njmurarka:
Oliver the jerk

Hey Oliver.

Your feedback was quite useful. I have a better understanding of it myself. That's why I came looking here, in fact.

Once upon a time, you did not know this stuff either. In fact, you knew nothing, once upon a time. That's why these forums exist. To LEARN. Do you get that, or is it too difficult to comprehend? So now that you know something, when someone else does not understand that very thing, you have the gall to insult them?

If you can't behave yourself, perhaps you should go away and leave others alone. We don't need you. There are other people who know this stuff that can share it without showing a troll.

We don't need more people like you giving the world an impression that tech-know-it-all's are jerks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oliver005:
Mister, i'ts not about learning something, it's about using LOGIC (using brains to get to some conclusions without learning something first). Did you learn that sh1t is not tasty by eating it or by using your brains which tells that it doesn't looks good and it doesn't smells good = you shouldn't eat it?

Sure once upon a time I didn't knew something and I don't know a lot of things either. I didn't fly to the moon, I didn't tried kernel reactions, I didn't built a combustion engine but by using logic you can find out how some things works without learning it.

Nothing personal, mate, just trying to explain my point of view.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] njmurarka:
Oliver the reasonable

Fair enough man.

Just hold off on the name-calling. Not everyone shares your (and maybe mine) sense of logic and ability to deduce these things. Everyone is different. I have found myself DEEPLY annoyed at questions people have asked me, only to realize that things that even my ability to use logic in that particular sphere is superior to theirs, because I am just more of an expert in that field. In areas where I have weaknesses, it is humourous how bad my so-called logic and deductive abilities might make it seem I am indeed quite brainless.

Point being, we are all not experts on this, and things are not obvious to everyone. Experts need to keep their ego's in check and if they want to help, do so in a respectful manner.

Cheers man.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oliver005:
Sorry to anyone that took my words too personal. Didn't mean that. Peace, Oliver. *thumbs up*
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neopheX:
My battery was on 18% just after 3 days with relatively high use, and i just threw it on charge it from 18% to 43% in about 30 minutes.. Never realized how fast it charges till now!

This is awesome! :good:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BilboSwaggins:
Mine took about an hour and ten minutes to go from 4% to 100%. Not complaining at all, this is lightning quick.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agonysfate:
Just be sure that your mobile screen turned off and in well ventilation, S4 keep checking on its temp all the time and will reduces its charging current droping from 1900 to 1200mAh , while screen is on it never charge 1900 to keep its heat low and under control.

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vel83:
very slow charge for me too :/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Mine is full from 2 - 100% in under 2 hrs. Do you guys having issues appearantly use the original charger and cable?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vel83:
use to have the s2 which charged fine on USB and wall charge now that i have s4 i9505 it's heaps slow

Takes over 3 hrs to full charge on USB :/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agonysfate:
Check: findings on galaxy s4 charge, i post some details and tweaks there.

Also on car charger..

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] najaboy:
Well... yeah. The fact is that it charges at the exact same rate the S2 did on USB.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harrymrh:
Original Charger, Different cables

Using the charger that came with my i9505 I get different charging times depending on which cable I use. The cable that came with the device is fastest, allowing around 1200mA when the phone is on. Using an otherwise correctly working (power and data transmission works ok) micro usb cable I get no more than 500mA and much slower charging times. The issue follows the cable when I try other high current USB supplies.

What is the difference between the Samsung cable and an of the shelf micro usb cable such that my phone can detect it?

The Samsung cable is white and the generic cable black, but I suspect that isn't it. If it is different, how do I get more of the correct kind of cable?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] entertainer99:
Charge very very slow... My GS3 LTE was not so SLOW

Hi XDA,

I just changed to a new Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE GT-I9505. I previously owned a Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE GT-I9305. I have since realised that this new phone charges like 1% every 2-3 minutes. I am using a 1 Amp charger and this charger has been so far so good for my previous "powerhouse" phone (charging like 1% every 1 minute, super fast). I wonder is it the battery is TOO LARGE for the GS4 LTE or is it just the charger issue?

If that is the case then I may decide on changing my charger to a 1.5 or 2 Amp charger.

Thanks for MANY advices!

From,

entertainer99

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Evolution of Android phone (my collection):

HTC Wildfire S –> HTC Sensation –> LG Optimus 4X HD P880 –> Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE –> Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE

Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE (ROOTED), on stock Touchwiz ROM, kernel, and recovery

Mobile ODIN, Triangle Away, Helium etc.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -sandro-:
the i9505 comes with s 2.0A charger and the phone does support this current so you should take advantage of this!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dorian2kx:
I'm getting 1220 m/a using iPhone charger
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naeem.63:
charging problem

S$ i9505 LTE international or any other S4 variants have the same problem preloaded. all of there batteries are defected for some reason,,,,,till now i had to change my battery 3 times yet still problem...the battery bloats up every 3-4 months even if you charge like once in 2 days...soo to avoid that buy 3rd party batteries only from these companies like zero lemon and anker. the only two companies i can trust and have been using my phone for almost 5 months with no problem:good::good::good::good::good::good:

---------- Post added at 09:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:07 AM ----------

dont use your samsung provided batteries...all s4 batteries are defect for some reason, even if you take it with warranty...buy the batteries form zero lemon or anker. u can use it for long time....has long life cycles or you can buy with huge capacity of charge batteries provided in the website....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pfeffernuss:
Quite simply: LOL :eek:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsmyth:
I haven't had any issues with my battery, charging with the Samsung charger is pretty quick, so much so, that other chargers seem to take forever in comparison. If I need to charge quicker I will turn off Wifi and data, or even quicker is to switch on airplane mode. It would probably be faster again to switch off and charge, but airplane mode is very quick and saves you powering off/on again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naeem.63:
you are right

people who have bought the first couple of shipments of S4s will face this problem and as we all know samsung likes to flood the market at once so that they can sell with outnumbered demand majority got the defected battery S4. that is i what i am trying to say,

your idea of charging phone earlier is actually faster.

thanks for the suggestion
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gyrex:
Unfortunately your poor attempt at sarcasm has only confirmed your inadequacies in electronics. A longer cable without larger gauge wires will almost definitely result in voltage drop over the cable therefore, less current delivered to the device. While the mains charger is capable of delivering 2A over the USB connection, the cable will almost definitely have a major effect on the current delivered to the device.

The original samsung cable is 23AWG which is almost certainly a more thicker gauge than your average USB cable. It's highly recommended to use the original samsung charger (2A) and the original cable (23AWG) to maximise your charging efficiencies. It's quite possible that using an inferior cable could drop your charge current to 50% or less.

Usually my phone charges at ~1800mA with the original charger and cable. I've seen current max out at 400mA with generic USB cables.

---------- Post added at 04:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:56 PM ----------

After reading this thread in particular, I concur sir.

Someone on this thread was saying that using a 110v connected to a mains charger provides less output current than using a 220/240v charger. :eek:

I wish people with no expertise on fields such as electronics or <insert any technical field here> would keep their advice and ill-founded findings to themselves and reduce further propagation of continued stupidity.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheKeyboardWarrior:
My i9505 with stock battery and charger is taking about 9 hours to go from 10% to just under 60% charge. I've tried multiple sockets and even a brand new stock S4 charger with a new stock USB cable. How can I make my phone charge faster? It didn't always used to charge this slowly, it's driving me insane.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blueagle23:
Mines charging for 8 hours using a wall charger and still not fully charged. Whats the problem?

Mine's charging for 8 hours and still not fully charged. Im running a pure nexus custom rom. Im using the wall outlet charger. so whats the problem herr
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rizky_Cassanova:
also, if you feel like your phone charging too slow, eventhough you're using your original charger, the problem maybe on the cord,

i experienced it a few days. before i realized my cord is kinda damged and charging so slow
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samsung s4 i9505:
charging slow Samsung s4 gti9505

Its take 10 hrs to full charge...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Change your databcable and try again :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gyrex:
Are you using the original 2A charger and original usb cable?
[HTC Sensation] pseudofarji:
Hello all,

i have a htc sensation 4G S-off.

i broked its display, and while repairing it broken the volume key cable. now volume key not working.

i installed PACman rom 1.2 and wifi was not working.

as directed in that thread of PACman i installed beta version sultan kernel.

now its not booting, just getting the HTC splash screen and then again going off.

i tried it to connect via PC but no success , neither adb, nor fastboot, recognzing it connected.
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
you can go to bootloader the traditional way atleast?

remove battery --reinsert it -> hold power + volume down ..until you get to bootloader

then connect to PC (if conncected properly thge phone says FASTBOOT USB)

then you can atleast use fastboot

in the mean time from the zip of the PAC MAN rom you've installed ..extract the boot.img and copy it to your fastboot/adb folder

then type this command

fastboot flash boot boot.img

then reboot using this command

fastboot reboot

and next time find the proper kernel and flash it (be careful this time :))
[HTC Sensation] pseudofarji:
the volume key hardware is broken, so not able to enter bootloader or recovery.
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
ahh yes :/

what else ..hmm

try this

adb wait-for-device

if you got the command prompt back after the above command ...you got adb

then immediately try

adb reboot recovery
[HTC Sensation] pseudofarji:
i uninstalled the htc drivers and then reinstalled. and then used the adb reboot recovery command as you told previously.

now its been recognized by adb in recovery mode.

thanks now my problem is solved.
[HTC Sensation] dany xe:
I know issue have been solved with help of ganeshp but to help other people there's a quite more simple way, htc sensation 4g tool, it also let u unlock bootloader in 4 clicks and flash new recovery but it also let u boot into bootloader and boot into recovery in one click: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1497404
[HTC Sensation] pseudofarji:
i tried 2-3 tools available for sensation before posting here, but none was able to detect the device.

i guess the issue in my case was only due to corrupt htc drivers and the broken volume key was just giving it a more confusion.

i also tried first repairing of the drivers but that doesnt helped me. then i tried uninstalling and reinstalling drivers and that solved out the issue.
[HTC Sensation] dany xe:
This tool is new and u can install htc drivers from it
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Yeah I know about the tool

But inside it does the same way as I'm explaining

Btw the tool perfectly works when you can boot your phone fine and ofcourse it will cause troubles when you can't boot the phone fine

But that's not the case here :).. This guy's case is pretty hard here.. He can't boot to bootloader manually and also he is stuck at splash screen (where there is 90% chance that adb won't work).. Luckily he fell in the 10% category
[HTC Sensation] wernovn15:
Will it work on HTC One C ?
[Xperia Z General] pongnamu:
It is a great news guys :)

SONY finally released Xperia Z to America, which is pretty nice even there are many competive phones and it would have been better if they sold it before (Feb 28).

Go to SONY Store USA for purchasing Xperia Z and read more on Xperia Blog
[Xperia Z General] ziich:
Hopefully that means the c6606 is near.

that is the only thing stopping me from buying the C6602.

btw you can get it for much cheaper from other websites
[HTC One X] fingerbob:
I need this clear in my head, cos I am going around in circles trying to get a ROM working on my HOX.

I have an unlocked HOX and I use a MAC.

My understanding of what I need to do to get a custom ROM working is as follows (please correct me if/where I go wrong):

Phone needs to be unlocked: YES, DONE.

Preferred ROM downloaded from chosen XDA link: YES, DONE.

Boot.img file from said ROM also obtained: YES, DONE.

Via fastboot, I need to firstly flash the recovery (This, I can do. I'm using ClockworkMod 5.8.4.0)

I know that I then need to flash the downloaded 'Boot.img' (I don't know if it needs to be located on the SDCard first, or straight from the Mac).

Looks like I now need to flash empty the cache (Again, this I can do).

Then I know that I need to boot into recovery.

Copy ROM.zip over onto the SDCard.

Mount the SDCard and select 'install zip from sdcard' then select the ROM.zip.

Reboot system now.

ROM should work.

So, why am I getting stuck on the ROM's boot up splash screen :confused::eek:
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
You need to flash the boot.img from the fastboot folder on the mac

Its the same as flashing the recovery

But replace :

Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img with

Fastboot flash boot boot.img

And don't forget to make a full wipe in the recovery before installing the new rom
[HTC One X] fingerbob:
FINALLY! Success. Thank you.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Shadamehr:
Down from £299 prior to today, so £100 cheaper.

Just thought I would mention it, as the O2 Online Customer Service is worse than rubbish, but the tariff is excellent.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] mvsmith07:
Got mine for £129.95 on O2 200 at £30pm from http://www.directmobilephones.com. I thought this was an excellent price, which is why a went for it a couple of months before the contract on my smartphone expired. Also managed to sell my SPV E100 for £80 so ended up only really shelling out £50'ish for the XDA II.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Shadamehr:
Yeah mate - as did most of us - mine was only £129 too from onestopphoneshop back in the days.

What my post was posted for however, was to indicate that on O2 ONLINE it is now £100 cheaper, as many many people would have liked to come by it via this tariff, but the price was prohibitive, at a ridiculous £299 or more.

So it is to point out that it is a fair bit cheaper as of yesterday.

There are far cheaper ways still of owning in. We all know that. It's merely for those who would like to aquire it via this excellent tariff.

So please, can I thank you for your valid input, but ask other posters NOT to swamp this thread with posts about how much they paid for it.

We all know it can be got cheaper on OTHER tariffs, and indeed somewhere on here is a thread to that effect.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] WeatherB:
Noob Question... Can you purchase them without any plans?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Shadamehr:
UK wise, loads of places.

Here's just one such example...

http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=106055
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Shadamehr:
Or try:

http://www.mncgroup.co.uk/products/details/o2-xda-ii/503/
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] WeatherB:
Thanks guys... I got a killer deal on eBay for one of these
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] devilakos:
How to play real boxing on xs ics stock? Ive download it intalled it copied cache file to android/obb opened chainfire 3d choosed nvidia plugin and reduse texture size...but when I open the game it stucks on real box logo with a cirle that loads... After that it throws me out on the app drawer

Any help would be apreciated
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] RISHI RAJ:
Chainfire 3d doesn't work on ics,only on GB:(

Press Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] devilakos:
soz
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] RISHI RAJ:
Dude im not hungry of your thanks.Keep it with you.I have it enough already & if chainfire z working on ics,then your game should work,why to ask then...:mad:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mharckk:
real boxing wont work on XS even if you use chainfire.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] devilakos:
the way you wrote it was like you were ..well, i missunderstood,sorry. .....anyway.. i didnt knew if chainfire working or not and i saw some ppl saying that working thats why i asked for help..

can a moderator please delete this thread?

thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] LaceeWearsPrada:
h

Real Boxing 1.3.0 works on Xperia Ion so it'll work on S too :D You don't need any hack or something :D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] can6rxw:
I am an avid fan of the Samsung S series of phones. I've had a few and to date think the S3 is the best they've done so far (S4 notwithstanding). But, I love the Google Nexus series of phones and have owned one, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. I purchased the Nexus 4 on Saturday from Google and I cannot wait to get it. I love the bareness of the Nexus line. I love Android in its stock form. Thing is, I'm going from one of the best selling phones to a midlevel device. Am I making a mistake doing this? What am I loosing? Currently, we do have LTE in our area but it's sucking the heck out of my battery on the S3 so I'm not concerned if the N4 has no LTE. Am I gaining anything from going to the N4? Is the camera good enough? What about the sound on it - it sucked moose butt on the SGN!

I'm hoping for some comments and opinions that will help me in evaluating this latest purchase and what to expect. Thanks guys:good:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randomnoob83:
Mid-level? You do realize a quad core chip and 2gb of ram make this a high-level device as for lte I personally don't use it and camera is better then the galaxy nexus but isn't the best obviously for the price speakers do fine as well
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Wait until the 15th this month, there is a revised Nexus 4 to be released that should support full LTE, 32 GB of storage and maybe other upgrades. For the current one i`am very happy with it, the camera is a bit less than in the S3, but the cpu and gpu are much better. The screen is fantastic, bright, crisp and a good vieuwing angles. For me it is an upgrade compared to the S3 or even the S4 (wich i`am gona skip for sure). The N4 has no bloatware and great development. And for a very good price.

BTW the N4 is not mid level :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] can6rxw:
Crap...I shoulda waited. I forgot about the LTE version coming out! Oh wells...it's already paid for. Has LG stepped it up on the Nexus line? I've never been a fan of them but in my opinion, Google wouldn't brand their phone if it wasn't any good. As good as the S3 is, it feels slow opening stuff sometimes even with a fresh factory refresh. It's got some good internals so it makes no sense why it does this...this always bugged me. It wasn't a deal breaker as the camera on this phone is sick! Great picture quality on it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
The internal storage of the Galaxy S4 is 16GB and 7GB is for the OS and lots and lots of gimmicks/bloatware/crap. 9GB available for the user :D We on the N4 have about 13GB left.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scream4cheese:
I don't think branding the N4 as a mid level device is correct or at least in my opinion. Perhaps it's the price tag that makes it "mid level" or whatever the reason is, the Nexus 4 is more of a high end device for cheap.

I bought a brand new GS3 from a friend a few weeks ago and I don't like it anymore. It was a good idea I didn't get it last year when it came out. I'm gonna sell it...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steviewevie:
Yeah, the N4 is a high-end phone for a mid-range price. Absolute bargain.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illgodson:
Its odd the “mid range" stigma that's put on the N4 by average consumer, even here at xda. I've seen hundreds of post from various forums or sites in the comments with people calling it that and ironically they are Galaxy users who usually say things like this poster also did about the UI being sluggish while confidently calling the S a high end device lol. OP glad you got the N4, you'll be more than satisfied I believe, you'll read a bunch of complaints on here, but like absolutely any other phone available if you read enough threads on here people will have funky devices or just nit picky problems. UI is awesome, storage is pretty sufficient, OS barely uses any space, I have probably 1000 pics, 30 albums and maybe 50 apps including CSR Racing which is large and have about 4.5gigs free. Lacking LTE maybe an issue for some, but honestly I think it becomes a feature option issue for most, the inability to claim LTE rights amongst other phone users lol, I'm on T-Mobile and live in Philadelphia, my data is always fast, in most real world scenarios as fast as my boys DNA, and as fast as my brother in laws S3 on AT&T. Camera is another issue for some, not for others, look on the pic from n4 thread, when you work at it, the phone is capable of taking some amazing shots, on the fly pull your phone out and snap can be hit or miss but why some people expect or even need their phone to be art gallery worthy pics I don't know lol. Speaker, is well a speaker, I can hear when I need to, but all this talk of the HTC having "boom" sound and dual speakers for what? If I wanna host a mini rave with my phone? Lol I just don't see the real world use for it. Summing it up, everyone that has touched my N4 since I got it, users of iPhone, S phones and even my cousin who still won't let BlackBerry die has loved this phone after spending as little as 10 minutes with it. Feels great in the hand, UI is always snappy, screen is crisp.