yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneguycoding:
Yikes

With that CurrentWidget app, I'm seeing anywhere from 4mA to 200mA on this cable I have at work, connected to a USB port. The current being reported by that app is all over the place.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hermes1977:
Nexus 5 picks USB cord

I've noticed similar problems like everyone else: my Nexus 5 won't charge (or VERY slowly) unless I use OEM cord. So I tried the following:

1. OEM charger w/ OEM cord: charges fast.

2. OEM charger w/ other cord: won't charge.

3. USB outlet of laptop w/ OEM cord: charges fast.

4. USB outlet of laptop w/ other cord: won't charge.

5. Car 12V charger w/ OEM cord: charges fast

6. Car 12V charger w/ other cord: won't charge.

From above, it seems that only the OEM cord can charge properly. Interestingly, I tried the N4 Orb charger, and it wouldn't charge my N5. Moreover, it shut down my N5 twice! The kind of shutdown was that my N5 wouldn't wake up after holding the power button & released several times. It took about one to two minutes of tries before the phone could properly wake up - now I ain't dare to use the Orb charger anymore.

This is really annoying, and I'm emailing Google to see what kind of resolution there is. Also, doesn't the point of having micro USB port is to create a universal standard, so that the chargers and cords are interchangeable instead of going to waste/thrown out like Apple cords? If my N5 is picky and takes only OEM cord, what's the difference between N5 and Apple phones?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacob_woolf:
I'd say the battery issues are definitely software related. I had awful battery life before rooting (it would drain about 10%/hour on standby). After rooting, I've tried franco's kernel and Bricked kernel with a couple different ROMs and battery life and charging time was infinitely better. Keep our fingers crossed for Google to release some fixes
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimv1983:
I'm curious how you are able to tell the mAh you are actually getting while charging. I don't see that anywhere.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackBoy88:
Using a widget called CurrentWidget
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackBoy88:
I was able to get 1A reading from a nonoem USB cable with a PowerGen wall piece.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roffiki:
I'm having big troubles with the charging rate of my brand new N5.

Using the original charger and cable, I can only get a max of 300mA.

Using the original charger and cable plugged into a cheap ebay qi wireless charger I am getting a max of 600mA.

This is using the CurrentWidget app. Does this mean that there is something wrong with my micro USB port?

EDIT:

On closer inspection in my battery settings it says that the phone is: Charging (USB)

It should be saying: Charging (AC). I'm guessing this is why the charging rate is limited.

I've tried plugging it in and out a few times and turning the phone on and off a few times to no avail. Anyone know how to get it to recognise that it is charging via AC?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenyw:
I was doing some measurements last night and have come away a bit sceptical about the N5's reported charge/discharge current as reported by Battery Monitor Widget.

I charged the phone using a battery pack, and connected up an inline USB power monitor to see how much current was actually being drawn from the battery, and had a peek at its reading and Battery Monitor Widget's reading a few times over the next 10 minutes. When plugged in, the phone's status was always "Charging (AC)" which tells me that fast charging was working.

After plugging in:

USB power monitor read 0.94A (940mA)

Battery Monitor Widget read 821mA

A few minutes later:

USB power monitor read 0.92A (920mA)

Battery Monitor Widget read 709mA

A few minutes later again:

USB power monitor read 0.95A (950mA)

Battery Monitor Widget read 372mA

Also, disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable could then give a different current reading from BMW, with the USB power monitor still showing a current draw at or close to 0.9A. My current conclusion based on the measurements I have is that either the USB power monitor is dodgy, or the phone is reporting wildly inaccurate figures for current, or the current being reported by the phone is actually a net current (i.e. the phone's own current draw is subtracted from the figure shown).
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beekay201:
One of the things I've noticed so far is that the device charges pretty fast on AC.

I don't advise it, but force charge can force USB to charge the device faster. Look it up.

a hammerhead wrote this.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markdapimp:
I'm charging via AC and it seems slower then my galaxy s3.. Using the provided charger with the nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradputt:
the data pins of the charger (not cable) have to be shorted in order for the phone to recognize it as a AC and not USB charging
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nadita:
Try power cycling your Nexus 5: drain completely and charge back to 100%.

I had an issue with it suddenly charging at a rate of 1% every 10 minutes. Power cycling fixed it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azlan96:
I have no problems charging my N5 via the supplied AC adaptor and cables using the wall plug at home, but charging it in the car, using a car adaptor (which is labelled OUTPUT 5V - 2.1mA), is very very slow. Sometimes If I was using a GPS app while charging, the battery will drain instead of charging.. Any solutions?

Searched online and found this

http://www.ipmart.com.my/main/produ...pmart,design,Warranty,,402150.php?prod=402150

Will it work?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ritchea:
So two weeks later, i don't know if you need info. Mine charges quite fast with a cable i had purchased for my gnex. I will locate link. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003VYBCAY

Unfortunately, not available.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
After doing everything known to man, flashing factory image.. Nothing worked.. I then came across your post here and did exactly as you said and my device charged and has been fine ever since. That was 4 days ago.. Thanks!!!! [emoji106]

Im all outa thanks today but I'll get you soon as im able again. [emoji41]

Sent from my CKat Nexus V
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akoolive:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2729066
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperTrucker65:
This worked for Me.

This worked like a charm for me! Thank you!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dany XP:
Just wanted to you to know, u just saved my life. I was beginning to worry, thinking this a hardware-battery problem, should have return to LG to replace the battery. I tried EVERYTHING, re-flash stock image, change kernel, change rom, change cables, nothing, of course i was thinking hardware problems.

Well, of course i had to do the electric-reset "7. Press power button for 30 seconds"! Thank u!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riz157:
Good stuff Glad it worked.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shibang:
I've had to do this twice in three weeks now. Not sure why my battery is losing its mind, but the process works when my Nexus 5 refuses to charge. I just wish I knew what the root cause is.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmbabu:
folks - I have a problem of the phone not charging beyond 62%. It can charge normally until 62% and then just would not go up. It does say "Charging" and on AC. The above procedure does not seem to help.. any ideas please?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrObvious:
Are you stock? It could be a battery going bad but without looking at it to see if it's bulged (unless you can see an extra bulge in back), it's hard to say. It could be a software issue too.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murfi:
my phone suddenly wasnt charging over computer USB ports anymore. it was showing "charging", but the percetage would actually get lower. didnt have this issue this morgning, it appeared in the last 15 minutes. i just did the "hold power button for 30 seconds" trick, lets see if it works...

/edit: btw i'm using a thirdparty usb cable that i got from the dollar shop. been using it for nearly a year, ever since i have the n5. it never failed me until today. i have to check if it still charges with the original charger/cable when i'm home
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] systemBuilder2:
I had the same problem and today i got my phone working after 48 hours of trying. Please follow the instructions in this video.

search "Nexus phone or tablet won't charge or turn on" on YouTube, user: googlehelp

sorry it won't let me post a youtube link...

I was lucky to have a $6 USB current meter, so i could tell that the phone was charging or not (ie i could see when it was fully charged). The phone will not start often when it has died 100%. The key was to charge it for at least 1 hour, unplug the cable and then replug the cable within 10 seconds. This is demonstrated in the video. I guess this somehow starts the CPU, which is the problem you are having.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] athlon866:
Sorry for stirring up an ancient thread. Mine is on 5.0.1. Sometimes there are apps just decided to eat your electricity whether your phone is charging or not. The solution is to turn off the phone while charging. Also uninstall culprit apps.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tnpapadakos:
riz157's method helped me...my battery not-charging problems happened after updating from one cm 12.1 nightly to a new one on 4/29/2015...no matter which charger or usb cable i used (same ones that worked fine before)...coincidence? perhaps...

so, thanks for the method
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shivaranjan:
Thanks a lot for this advice and this really worked. :)

I have been facing this issue for last couple of weeks and this really gives me a workaround to charge my phone. Never had this charging issue before in last 1.5 years but not sure if something is dying inside my Nexus 5. :crying:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fsinatra:
Thanks for the method but

It's worked 3 times for me but the battery has never reached 100% (45%, 80%, 60%).

So I did a facory reset, a wipe cache, I bought a new battery but nothing has changed, the phone won't charge.

It's propably an harware issue due to a water damage of my phone happened a few weeks ago

I cleaned up evetything by following this thread the phone works well except the phone won't charge (or sometimes with the charging fix posted above)

Any idea ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shakil Murm:
Nexus 5 Not Charging

my nexus 5 is showing not charging.. i checked everything ... i changed os version.. i changed battery... no result found......

At last i found fault that my phone is not providing proper ampere to charge the battery and voltage was still ok about 4.2 volt and ampere was very low aprox 80 to 90 mili ampere. were before it was about 850 mili amp....

So , does any one know that where may be the fault and sollution for this....

is power ic got problem ?
[Moto X Q&A] mcgrathpatj:
Hi guys,

I started using the active display as a lock screen. Seems to work pretty well. Typically when I go to grab my phone, I need to unlock it anyways. The idea of having the active display turn on, and another step to unlock the device is redundant.

One thing I miss though, is music controls on the lock screen with this setup... Anybody know of a way to get the active display to show music controls?
[Moto X Q&A] mwedemeier11:
You can still got the power button which would take you directly to the lock screen.
[Moto X Q&A] jhnl33:
I was part of the soak test and suggested this idea to them as well. I think the only thing we can do right now is just wait and hope Moto implements music control + active notifications in the next update. But yeah, as mwedemeier11 said above, just hit the power button and control from there.
[General Questions and Answers] testrider:
This is just some random thoughts as at the moment, I'm not for one or the other.

I like rooting and experimenting with different ROMs as much as the next guy, but when I read about Samsung Knox, I think I like it too.

With Knox, I can finally saved all my private data in a Knox container and never worry about it falls into the wrong hands.

I never used any password manager like Keepass on my phone so far, it was because I never knew if the app I just installed yesterday would sip out my passwords and quietly pass them to a remote server without my knowledge. How do I know after I unlock Keepass that another app wouldn't suck out all my passwords? I don't.

Same for other personal documents that I scanned and stored on my phone. Without Knox, I will never know if they stay only on my phone.

I wish we can have Knox and also can root with impunity :)

Did I understand it correctly?

Thanks for any inputs.
[General Questions and Answers] E_Phather:
Keepass saves passwords in an aes256 encrypted file and runs with a localized secure enviroment (though I'm not sure on the details of this security). As an open source program this can easily be tested however. As a closed source program, Knox (or any number of other password managers) are much harder to test against exploits. I know exploits have obviously been found and fixed by the Keepass team, as with any security software. However I've never seen a good reason to mistrust Keepass over other password managers.

As for the details of Knox, I can't say. But from what I've read it seems like container based encryption. There are other container encryption apps but I don't know much of anything about them. I just use my laptop for that.

Remember, unless your whole device is encrypted, unlocking the encrypted container and viewing the files within will leave traces in the file system which can be pieced together by a competant snoop. Since mobiles are easily stolen compared to other computers, this needs to be kept in mind when working with secure documents.
[General Questions and Answers] testrider:
Thanks for the comment. When I tried Keepass on my PC, as soon as I enter the master password, all passwords are visible. So I just assumed that any malware running in the background can suck them all out and ship them 'home'. With knox, if I understand correctly, nothing can go out once it's in the container. Nothing can get into the container from outside the container either. I'm already using Android whole disk encryption, but that doesn't prevent data from being 'sucked' out without our knowledge when we are using the device. It's good only to prevent data from being accessed if we lost the device.

I use Truecrypt container on my PC, but once we unlock the container, everything is visible by the whole system. Unlike Knox container. So I think Knox does have its value.
[General Questions and Answers] E_Phather:
some keyloggers can read the clipboard data of password managers (this is why a number of secure inputs dont allow the pasting of passkeys), and I suppose it is possible to intercept the video data and essentially send screenshot data. This is beyond the real strength of a password manager. The Knox idea of keeping it in the container yet reading it is interesting. Do you know of a desktop equivalent? I had previously thought unlocking the container would open it up for any malware present.
[General Questions and Answers] mr_stevey:
i share many of the same opinions with you, but as many other people are concerned, and very much turned off, if this is going to impose hardcore restrictions on rooting and installing custom ROMs, then i'm not sure what to think of knox. it IS there to secure stuff, so it's sort of a slippery slope deal. i guess for the non-experimental people who use vanilla TW and all that, it's a luxury.

this article, though a bit dated, was pretty helpful: http://blog.kaspersky.com/understanding-samsung-knox/
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slimy44:
i heard that it isn't possible to unlock the bootloader after the date 12w11.. mine is built in 12w36 so no way to unlock the bootloader.

if i use this video (unlocking via testpoint) it works? Because in description is standing if there is standing bootloader unlock allowed: no you have to root it at first!?

mine is rooted and there is still standing no so can i unlock my phone with testpoint!?

A friend has the xperia arc (lt15i) and a guy from Handybörse (so it's called in germany) unlocked his bootloader but at phone were standing 12w24 !?

i dont know how he unlocked it but it works and before there were standing no and now there is standing yes??

So i can unlock my lt18i with this video (sorry its in german but i think everybody know what this programm is and what it means)??

Thank you guys ;)

Hope for fast answers!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anztorUlj2Y
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popthosegaskets:
Phone after 12W11 can be unlocked via official method only, cannot be unlocked via testpoint.

僕のLT18iから送られてきた
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slimy44:
ok, but mine is 12w36 and i cannot unlock by official method..

so if i cancle the sim/netlock it is able to unlock it?

because i have bought my smartphone by 3 (provider in austria) and there is a branding and sim/netlock.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
No, you are one of the unlucky ones, who can not unlock bootloader at all.

Removing sim-lock/branding does not allow you to unlock your phone, because fastboot is disabled and only way to enable is via test point method, which is impossible at the moment for the phones manufactured 12W11.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slimy44:
ohhhhhh...

but it worked at the arc from a friend...

there was standing unlock allowed no and he disabled sim/netlock and there stand bootloader unlock allowed yes..

manufactor at 12w14 :/

so i dont know :(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] android-turk:
Mine is also after 12w11 and I unlocked official but I had a badblock [MENTION=5264779]Sahaab[/MENTION] also couldn't unlock his bootloader so dude face we are stuck with a locked bootloader if you want a newer android version buy a more recent phone
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slimy44:
the bootloader isnt the problem. but i want to flash any kernel to overclock my phone. but i think this isnt possible on my device so ill forget it. i dont want a better android version. i only want to use my gingerbread roms faster and use all of them. thats why..

im happy enough if i can flash kernel ;)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popthosegaskets:
But to flash custom kernel, you need to unlock your boot loader, which is impossible unless you get rid of the carrier lock.

僕のLT18iから送られてきた
[Motorola Atrix 2] johngeorge82:
Undoubtedly, this looks amazing awesome !!! Imagine having this ROM on the A2 :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlMDULLX1Cw
[Motorola Atrix 2] justin654:
S3 has a alpha version of that rom. For sure jealous.
[Motorola Atrix 2] darth_nihar:
Get an iphone if you want things lyk that or u could use MIUI LOL.....:highfive:
[Motorola Atrix 2] Uzayr:
looks very similar to MIUI i guess
[Motorola Atrix 2] Semseddin:
Agreed,

i hate to see iphone wannabe android phones and this is one of them. 9 icons on the menu with a 5inches display ? no, thank you.
[Motorola Atrix 2] darth_nihar:
Exactly my point get an iphone if want that wannabe look or else give someone ur android phone if you can't use it for what it's for LOL :laugh:
[Motorola Atrix 2] 1BadWolf:
That's just silly. To, as you say, "use it for what it's for" would include modifying the device in any manner that pleases you. So installing an iOS look alike on an android phone is one of the many reasons people purchase android driven products. If you prefer that there are limits to what should be done with another person's device then perhaps it is you that should be looking at getting an iPhone.

If I had a dollar for every time I said that, I'd be making money in a very weird way.
[Motorola Atrix 2] dmroeder:
I totally agree with 1bad. To each their own...
[Motorola Atrix 2] johngeorge82:
No thanks :P

Its just my opinion of how I would prefer my phone to look...I've used MIUI before and I liked it a lot.....but SMARTISAN just seems a bit more deviated from the "Android" look and its not even completely a copy of iOS....and I wouldn't waste money on an iPhone....I would just get a Find 5 or some other high-end phone if I could (I can't but I still like my A2 a lot) :P
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] truthkillszz:
I am really interested in purchasing a smart watch and I have been looking at the gear since I currently have a note3. My problem is I always flashing AOSP based Roms once they become available and I don't want this $300 watch to become useless once I do. How much functionality is retained when running on an AOSP based ROM like cm, pa or aokp? And I remember some people were complaining about notifications not working for all apps has there been a fix?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] fOmey:
There has not, Touchwiz is the only way to receive notifications at this time..

Perhaps in the future, once ATN becomes more stable it could work on AOSP.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] truthkillszz:
Thanks for the reply. Sadly that's a deal breaker lol if you don't mind what's ATN?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] DAGr8:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2488375

search before making new threads (no offense) ..

also the previous answer was misleading liek the watch is NOT useless on aosp

I been waiting on development about this my self to , others finding this thread thru the web could think it s the only source for it .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mitchfizz:
Hi,

I'm on a Nexus 4 with stock 4.3 Jelly-Bean without root access. I wanted to know if there is any way for me to determine when the last factory reset has happened on my device. Unfortunately I can't read the system logs, since I am unrooted.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaGnOlia88:
Hello everbody :),

first of all thank you for your help. I know this question is a little bit annoying but i read a lot of threads and I still not know what software is the best one to recover/restore delete files on android internal memory. I made a big mistake and select a full wipe in the aroma installer instead of a factory reset before. Now everything is gone on my internal space. For sure I will not commit this mistake again. Only the TWRP backup und Titanium backup is available on my PC. Very important for me is to restore the pictures that I've been lost.

Maybe there is a friendly person who can help me to recover my files :good:

Device: LG G2

regards
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaGnOlia88:
Thread can be closed.

I've restored most of the files with Dr. Fone for Android and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGw1fxUD-uY

Thanks anyway

regards
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] cquaresma:
Has anyone tried this speakerphone?