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[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Hezzennater:
To clear this up.

"One Charger, Many Devices

The Samsung Wireless Charging Pad is Qi certified by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) and is compatible with all Qi-enabled devices including from Samsung: Galaxy S 4, Galaxy S 5, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge and Galaxy Note 3 (these Galaxy smartphones require Wireless Charging Battery Covers, sold separately) as well as the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 active, Galaxy S6 edge,

Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note5

which do not require additional charging battery doors."

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EP-PG920IBUGUS

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It worked on my wife's s6 for 20 mins. I took the case off, and am testing again.

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Just finished charging, no cutting out on the s6. Weird. But it's not the device, because others report it's not the phone because the phone works on other chargers.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] oneandroidnut:
Could be backwards compatible just not with their wireless chargers. I think that's what they did honestly.

Yeah I would bet they are something that only allows wireless fast charging. I would buy a $70 fast charger if my 50% code worked on more then $49.99 lol
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] graffix31:
Day dream works fine with this charger. You just have to remember to change it to work while charging and not docking. Been using timely with it with no issues. I have had the blinling blue light a few times and also the green light. I think its more of a sweet spot issue than anything.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Hezzennater:
I did notice that with the day dream last night. After i thought I'd been through all the settings, I'm finding there's still more to discover. If it was as sweet spot issue, why would it start charging? Sometimes it charges for 20 mins, then starts to blink.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] gotsaved289:
Fix for wireless charging issues

So I saw another thread on this somewhere I can't remember. But a guy who claimed to be an engineer said that he figured out that there needs to be some sort of gap between the wireless charger and the Note 5, since I was having the same issue you were I tried it and it worked fine and fast. Apparently it's designed to work better for if the phone is in a case or something I just put some paper in between the wireless charger and the phone and it worked and charged all the way instead of only a couple percent and stopping. Hope that helps!
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] whoamanwtf:
Just an update, mine worked fine last night fully charged and woke up with it charged.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] drmacrofish:
Yeah, I don't get it. Night before last it fully charged up without a problem. Last night, it was charging fine when I went to bed, when I woke up, it was flashing blue and not nearly fully charged. I mean come on. If I am going to use this, I need it to be reliable. Not sometimes charge and sometimes not. And I do have a thin case on my phone too, so there is a little space there....
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
I just got my phone on Tuesday and had the wireless charging issues both Tuesday night and last night. I have tested it some more this morning and it still goes to blinking after being on the charger for a while. I am going to try an exchange today and see if anything changes, but my hopes have diminished after seeing many people experiencing the same issue :(.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Uniquebarbee:
I see why Best Buy was giving these wireless chargers away for free trying to help Samsung get rid of the defects. Mine as well would charge for a limit of time than start blinking the blue light. I just unplug the usb from the wireless charger for a few seconds the plug it back in only for it to continue to charge for a little while I do have a clear case on it maybe I'll try the paper method
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] drmacrofish:
The strange thing is, that these seem to work just fine with the S6 and regular S6 edge. Just not the Note 5. I don't know about the 6 edge plus.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Uniquebarbee:
I too believe these chargers were only intended for the S6 & the Edge I'll have to buy the 70$ wireless one once Samy has it in stock.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] drmacrofish:
Good luck. I am on my second one and still having issues. I may try one more exchange but not all that hopeful.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
I just exchanged mine and the issue is still present for me as well. I also saw discussion in other threads that there needed to be something between the phone and the charger. I bought a case today in hopes that would resolve the issues for me. Sadly, it did not :( I guess I can see why Best Buy is giving them away.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] foulmouthedruffian:
I've read so many articles and reviews complaining of issues with wireless charging, I'm starting to think it's not worth it.

I'm very interested in hearing if you continue to have success with that Spigen charger. I like that design better than the flat plate-style.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Sincere11105:
I just ordered it. Looks nice. Hope it works. I'm returning the Samsung one
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] drmacrofish:
It seems to just be the Samsung charger that gives issues. I have two other charger pads that work flawlessly that are not from Samsung.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
How sad that the phone manufacturer is the one with issues!
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Hezzennater:
Has anyone returned the Samsung wireless charger that they got for free from bestbuy? I'm just wondering if they will give you the 59.99 they claimed it was worth.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] CB620:
Bout a cheapo for $3 and works fine.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
I exchanged the one I got free for another one of the same model...same issues. Today I entered in and they let me exchange it for a Tylt charger...I just had to pay $10 difference. The bad news is that the Tylt charger only works with the phone on its side...I just can't win :(
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] drmacrofish:
Now that is wierd. I have a Tylt charger that works in either orientation no problem.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] oneandroidnut:
Link please
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] FreddyFredFred:
Does that Spigen charger that was linked have any lights like the Samsung? I hate any annoying light while I am sleeping.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Hezzennater:
Some of the tylt chargers are 59.99 according the the BB website, some are 69.99.

I checked out one from each price range (it looks like there's only a difference in color) and they both say, "Free positioning

Allows you to charge your phone, even when alignment is slightly off, in landscape or portrait orientation."
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] CB620:
http://goo.gl/LlnYRj
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
That is weird...I even went back to the store and had one of the sales people test their Verizon Note 5 on it and it did the same thing. It will start charging, then pause charging, then start charging again. I even tried a second Tylt charger and it is the same. I have also tried it with my phone case on or off. I just don't know what is going on. To confirm, you are on Verizon, correct? I read in a post that the charging issues could be tied to something Verizon did in the software.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] drmacrofish:
Oh. Man, that is crazy. No, I am with aTT.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
Thanks for confirming...that makes me feel a little better as I was starting to think it may be a phone issue. This is sounding more and more like the Verizon software issue is the problem.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Hezzennater:
Since you have this, do you have any idea why it says it's not compatible with the s6? That just seems so weird. Why would it work on qi devices but one?
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Hezzennater:
Best Buy says it's not worth any money?

I went to the returns desk, and they said they couldn't do anything for me because it rings up as $0. So they sent me to the mobile desk and they just rushed me through 'standard procedure' of exchanging it out. which was more help than the customer service desk. However, on the exchange receipt is says I returned a 0.00 item, and received a 0.00 item, but my total savings is 49.99. Any ideas on how to get them to let me choose another charger, or just get a gift card?

Obviously I tried this new one, and it doesn't work either.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] CB620:
It works with the S6.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] clovis_ll:
i had the same issue myself.. blinking blue light after a few minutes of being on the samsung pad. i also have a powerbot qi pad from amazon and that one works great! so i went to best buy and exchange my wireless pad this one is working.

are you guys using the same cable and charging plug that came in the box?
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] drmacrofish:
Did you exchange for the same thing, or a different kind?
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] clovis_ll:
i exchanged it for the same thing. the new one that i got works now.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] drmacrofish:
So did my exchanged one ţoo at first.... Hopefully it continues working for you.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
Are you on Verizon? I read that there is an issue with the Verizon version due to a change in the software and notifications stop it from working.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] clovis_ll:
yeah me too.. (crosses fingers)

mine is the att variant
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] mlprce:
I was finally able to get a full charge and keep it at 100% on my charger by positioning my phone at an angle. Maybe it will work for others
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] FlipFlops24/7:
I am having the same problem and it does seem that notifications are turning off wireless charging.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
Are you on Verizon?
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] FlipFlops24/7:
Yes I am on Verizon.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
We are in the same boat, then. It is sounding like a software change Verizon made and they are supposedly working on a fix via an update. The problem is the length of time it takes for Verizon to get an update out. I am hopeful that really is the problem and we see a fix soon. I ended up swapping my Samsung charger out for a Tylt charger. I can get it to work on there, but only if the phone is in landscape mode.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] jweather:
I think its definitely something software related. I turn my phone off at night and never had a problem with the phone off while charging it on the wireless charger. works 100% of the time. While the phone is on its hit or miss.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
In my testing, you don't even need to turn the phone off...just put it on airplane mode. At least for the Verizon Note 5, it appears to be something related to notifications that stops the charging.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Hezzennater:
Hmmm... I'm on verizon with the note5, and I tried turning my phone off once and it didn't help. Maybe I'll try it again
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
I cannot doing any further testing as I was able to get Best Buy to exchange my Samsung wireless charger with a Tylt wireless charger, due to the issues. I don't have any issues with the Tylt charger, other than having to put the phone on it in landscape mode. I have, however, read multiple threads that mentioned it has something to do with a software change that was made on the Verizon Note 5 and notifications stop the charging. I saw multiple people say they were able to get it to work by just putting the phone into airplane mode.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Hezzennater:
I tested again, and can confirm, turning my phone off did not help.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
It is sounding like there are multiple issues and it also sounds like something Samsung needs to address.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] foulmouthedruffian:
Ugh, I couldn't help it. I bought the Avengers Edition Samsung wireless charger. I'm lying to myself thinking I won't have the same poor experience as everyone else. I've comforted myself by remembering I can always return it.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] acfc0609:
Seems so many people talk about this problem

I heard some of my friends who own this item complained about this problem. So I don't want to buy this one for this problem and the relatively expensive price. ;)
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] situman:
Out of curiosity, are you guys using the charger that came with the Note 5? I bought a white one off ebay for 25 bucks. At first it wouldn't charge sufficiently when I used a non-samsung cable and charger. Finally decided to use the samsung charger and cable that came with the phone and it charged from 1% to 100% overnight. Of course that was only the first night's usage. Let's see if I have this problem that everyones talking about in a week or so.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
The charger that I had issues with was the black Samsung charger that they were giving away with their promotion. I tried exchanging it a couple of times, but it still would not work. I was able to get Best Buy to exchange it for a Tylt charger and I have not had any issues with it. I think some carrier versions seem to have more issues than others. I believe a saw a post a couple days ago where a TMobile user received an update and the issues went away. I am on Verizon and they are terribly slow and pushing out updates :(. I am hopeful, however, that it is software related.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] situman:
Did you try to use the usb cable and charger that came with your note 5?
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
Yes...I tried the one that came with the charger and the rapid charger that came with the phone...had issues with both. I could never get the phone to charge overnight with the Samsung charger.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] 9BlackN*Black6:
I use this charger every night without any problems. Best buy exchanged the new round one for the older style square one.

I posted my wireless charging nightmare here...

http://xdaforums.com/note5/help/wireless-charging-issues-t3185669
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
Strange...I have one of these and it will not charge overnight for me.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Chucklez:
I have the Sprint variant of the Note 5 (32GB Black Sapphire) and also have the blue free charger BestBuy bundled with the phone on activation, I'll try testing it out now and report back and see if its working or not.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] 9BlackN*Black6:
While my phone was being diagnosed in bestbuy, the samsung rep did a forced update on my phone via entering recovery mode. Power off, then hold vol +, home, power simultaneously. It will do the install automatically, then just select reboot. I did this to my wifes phone as soon as I got home from bestbuy that night. Worth a shot to anyone having issues at this point.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Chucklez:
Did it fix the issue though? That's the question.

Also the Sprint Note 5 is having the same charging problems as the rest of them all. I'm gonna go to BestBuy tomorrow and see if I can convince them to order me the "Fast Charger" instead or give me a credit so I can get the new charger when it comes out.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Natureboy72:
Do you think the Best Buy people flew to Korea or the Samsung people flew to Minnesota to plan this evil plot to screw us?
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] 9BlackN*Black6:
My wifes and my note 5 won't charge on the round black chargers best buy gave away even after the update via recovery. Tried 4 different chargers while in best buy as I was there for hours diagnosing the problem. Only the square charger worked. As some have stated though, this could be carrier specific related problems. Also not sure if only verizon phones will get the update via recovery...just throwing it out there:D

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Samsung paid for them to fly out to samsung in Texas as I recall the girl in best buy telling me.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
Can I ask what update you are referring to? Is there an update available for the Verizon Note 5?
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] 9BlackN*Black6:
The lady at best buy told me I just had to enter recovery mode. She did it to my phone while I was there, then took it to the samsung exclusive center in best buy, plugged it into the laptop and checked to see if I had the newest. Later that night I did it to my wifes phone, when you enter recovery it installs immediately.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
So you are saying there was an update available? When I go into recovery, it shows installing system updates, but I believe it does that every time you enter recovery, regardless. If there is an update available, however, I would love to get it installed.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] shanndogg:
Maybe this can shed some light:

I have the Sprint Note 5 with Samsung disc charger from Best Buy- they do not work together. I went back to Best Buy and they are aware of the problem, but couldn't provide any specific info other than they don't work together. I called a 2nd Best Buy and they stated the same thing as the one I walked into.

I went ahead and ordered a Choetech T513 wireless charger to see if it would work and noticed this in the instruction manual:

"For Galaxy phone, charging notification may pop up every few minutes after it is fully charged or during charging. (This is due to the system restriction from the new system of Samsung)"

Sure enough, I charged it overnight and periodically I would wake up and hear the 100% charged chime which is extremely annoying. However, with the Choetech it at least keeps the phone charged at 100%. The Samsung charger could stop at any point (one time I woke up and it was only 36%, other times 89%, 92%, etc).

So it appears that there is a massive failure on Samsung's part regarding the integration with wireless charging- most likely software related. I just wonder if there is any wireless charger that will work correctly at this point? I see others have success with different brands charging the Note 5 to 100% like the Choetech did, but do they also constantly beep when they hit 100% charge? Very frustrating considering my Palm Pre from years ago never had wireless charging like this. I thought tech was supposed to improve!
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
I have the following Tylt charger that is also sold by Best Buy...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/tylt-vu-wireless-charger-black/7551367.p?id=1219680111995&skuId=7551367

That charger works just fine with the phone and keeps it at 100% without continually notifying once it gets there. I have found that you either have to place the phone in landscape mode or raise the phone a little in portrait mode (some cases raise it enough) for it to align properly, but once it is, I have had no issues. I was able to get Best Buy to allow me to pay the $10 difference and exchange the Samsung charger for the Tylt one. I really hope that this really does come down to a software bug that will be ironed out, but the Tylt charger currently works for me. I hope that helps.

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All,

There has been a thread open with some voting regarding wireless charging issues. Can you all please go out and vote to try and help determine what is causing the issues?

http://xdaforums.com/note5/help/note-5-wireless-charging-pad-issues-t3197719
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] foulmouthedruffian:
Welp, got my Avengers wireless charger from Amazon today. I've brought it to work to see how it performs. So far so good. Just charged up from 90% to 100%. We'll see what happens from here. While this is a Samsung product (listed on their site here) that wasn't sold in the states, the Samsung brand is nowhere on it. Odd.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] sand1303:
I got the deal with the free wireless samsung charger with my s6 edge+ the other week. I found the same problem with it. Charges for a little bit and then starts blinking and stops charging. I put my regular s6 on there and it charges just fine all the way to 100% took the edge plus back and got the note 5 and its doing the same thing. Must have something to do with the new fast charging reciever in the phones.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Hezzennater:
Delete please
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] MrCapcom:
So I have a at&t Note 5 and have one of these WiFi chargers coming should I just return it?
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] 9BlackN*Black6:
I guess the girl at Best Buy was wrong because you are right I just tried going into recovery mode and it said installing system updates. It must do that every time you open recovery mode. So the answer would be, no there was no update. :(
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] foulmouthedruffian:
Welp, initial verdict is in. It's working for me.

I left my phone which was at 40% batt on that Avengers Samsung charger over night. The light never turned from blue to green, however, it charged to 100% when I checked at 2am. Left it on the charger and it was still at 100% when I woke at 11:15am.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Chucklez:
So I just talked to BestBuy and spoke to the mobile manager. I asked if I could exchange it for one of the new fast chargers when they come out from Samsung and he said he could, but since a exchange using the price of the old unit to counter the new product price I'd still be paying $60 since the bundle makes the charger ring out at $0.00. So he suggested to contact Samsung since it was THEIR promotion they sponsored and sent the chargers for, so it's their **** up not BestBuys. He also said if Samsung doesn't do anything to come back and he'll give me 50% off the new charger so he at least is doing something. Ima contact Samsung and see what they say.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
I was able to get Best Buy to allow me to exchange my free Samsung charger for a Tylt charger and just paid the $10 difference. They had to get a manager to approve it and they had to do a "no receipt" return to get it to work. I know each Best Buy store is different, but that is how I was successful. I have had no issues with the Tylt charger.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Chucklez:
See I actually want the Samsung Fast Charger so honestly I'm okay getting it at half price I was probably gonna buy it anyway regardless of this promo so works for me! But I still will be contacting best buy to see if I can get the right charger through them since per BestBuy it was their promo.
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] PrsnlCrcl:
The benefit that I have now is that I have a receipt for the full price of the Tytl charger even though I only paid the $10. If Best Buy gets the new fast chargers in during my return period, I will simply exchange it for what i believe will be the same price ;).
[Galaxy Note5 Accessories] Hezzennater:
Same stuff they told me. I contacted Samsung via chat who sent me to a phone call, who sent me to "advanced technical support" -So skip that run around if you can and get to these guys.

Who told me, "Your bestbuy must have gotten a bad batch" and acted like they had never heard of the problem. Then he really pushed getting the fast charger, and then didn't know it wasn't available to buy yet. He actually went onto their website and tried to add it to the cart while I was on the phone with me, and was like, "Oh, I guess you can't buy that yet, I guess you'll have to wait, I guess it's coming soon." He also said that the charger I had would not be credited towards the fast charger from Samsung's side. He suggested I return it for a refund at BB, but mentioned they could let me send it in and have the repair team send me a working one. So I jumped on option B, knowing option A was a dead end because I had already pursued it like many others here.

They emailed me a link to a shipping label. It's a 2 day AM label using UPS. I had my wife give it to a UPS store Thursday evening. They should get it Monday according to the tracking number. We'll see what happens from here.

I was going to wait and see if this path did any good to post about it here, but hopefully my experience this far will help someone else.