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10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by matrixx9(m): 4:17am On Jun 09, 2016 |
No one likes having a low battery on his/her device especially if your device charges very slowly.. You might purchase a new charger and discover that your previous charger works faster than the new one. I'll explain why this happens. Below are reasons Why Your Smartphone may be Charging Slowly 1 Low Capacity or Bad Adapters It's quiet unfortunate that many people are unaware of the fact that Mobile phone Adapters have different capacities.. If you want your device to charge very well. I recommend you use an Adapter that has a capacity of 2 amperes. An Ampere is the amount of electric current flowing in an electric conductor How To Determine The Capacity Of An Adapter In most Mobile Phone chargers the Output is 5v (5 volts) . So on your charger you'll likely see something like - " Output: 5v =" . After the = symbol, you'll see the number of Amperes for your adapter . The best and recommended adapter is one with this Label -( Output:5v = 2.0A). Make sure it's 2 A or above before purchasing. Also note that if your phone charges slowly with your powerbank it could be because of the same problem. Check the number of Amperes typed on the label of the power bank Weak Or Damaged USB Cord Basically a USB cable is used for Charging and also transferring data so when you cut it open( ps- don't cut a working USB cable), You'll see a wire and also some fibres. The fibres serve as the data transmission material while the wires are for charging. Many people normally weaken their USB cables by constant twisting, stretching and turning. Avoid doing this to your USB cable . You can also check for cuts on your USB cable Turning On Your Data While Charging If you forget to turn off your data while charging, it will definitely reduce charging time. It's identical to pouring water into a s leaking bucket. Once your device is regaining power /charging, the data connection uses up a lot of battery power so it acts as a leak where your device looses power from. Invariably, it will take a device longer to get to 100% when data connection is turned on. Charging Your Smartphone with your Pc If you’re using your PC to charge your phone, then expect that your phone is going to charge very slowly. Even with USB 3.0, the standard energy output is only 0.9A (0.5mA for USB 2.0). And that’s under normal circumstances; any damage to your USB cable or ports can knock that small flow of energy to even a lower amount . Likewise, if you’re using wireless charging, for example on the Samsung Galaxy S7 you’re going to get a pretty glacial charge as well. I'm not saying that wireless charging isn’t cool – it certainly is – but we’re kind of jamming our heads against the laws of physics and safety at this point . To cut a Long story short, it’s just plain faster to plug your phone in Your Battery Is Bad .There have been many instances of mobile phone manufacturers recalling for whole batches of batteries. Search online to see if your phone’s model came with a bad battery, and see if you can acquire a replacement from your provider. Also, like your phone in general, batteries can just get old and bad. If you happen to own a device such as the Infinix Note , Tecno P5 or Galaxy Note 4 , good news! If your battery has gone bad, you can purchase a new one from Konga or Jumia and pop it into your phone right away when it’s delivered. If you own a device with a non-removable battery such as the Galaxy S7, Tecno W4 , or , Galaxy S6 though, you’ll have to send the device in to the manufacturer to get it replaced. You're The Cause Of Your Problem Do you habitually play with your phone while it’s charging? A surprising number of smartphone users aren’t aware that the fact that the biggest drain on their phone’s battery is the screen. Keeping that gorgeous display lit up with high-resolution Facebook drama will use up battery even as your phone soaks it up. If you combine this with one of the other problems above, you might find yourself in a situation where you are using battery power faster than your phone can take it in. If you need your phone to charge quickly, give it a rest while it’s on the charger. Background Apps Are Killing Your Battery Although your screen is the number one battery sucker, you might have some sneaky apps running in the background that are constantly draining power, causing your phone to charge slower. In addition to charging sluggishly, does your phone also feel like it runs through its battery life faster than it used to? If so, this may be your issue. Apps in Android often boot themselves up or run in the background after only being opened for a moment. Although this used to be a bigger problem than it currently is–Android is getting better and better at efficiently managing resources–having a rogue app or two can give your phone’s performance a nasty hit. The easiest solution here is to grab a good task manager and check it frequently to see what’s running when it shouldn’t be. When you locate a misbehaving app, try uninstalling it and see if your battery life and charge speed is improved over the next few days. Your USB Port Is Blocked If Your phone spends all day in your pocket or purse with all manner of dust and particles. It’s common for a USB port to get a little bit of that dirt lodged inside of it. If you plugged in your charger without noticing, it may have packed the obstruction in even deeper, which might be preventing your charger from making a good connection. Using a bright light and perhaps magnification, look around inside your phone’s USB port for anything that shouldn’t be in there. If you see something that obviously doesn’t belong, grab a thin, pointed object and carefully try to remove it. Be very careful not to damage any of the port’s components, or you could end up with a bigger problem than you currently have. I recommend using a plastic (not wooden) toothpick if you can find one. Alternatively, giving your port a good scrub with a dry, brand new toothbrush is a very effective and safe way to make sure it’s free of any blockage. Your USB port is damaged It's possible that you may have broken or bent a pin inside your phone’s USB port. At this point, you should really consider taking your phone to a professional for repair. Take your phone by a shop and get a repair job. Your USB port is Corroded Yes, you might also have some corrosion in there from sweat or humidity. Corrosion is a little major problem, because it creates a film over the connective hardware that prevents a proper charge, but even worse, if you don’t get rid of it, it can keep eating away at your device, causing larger and larger issues. Once again, you should really consider professional help at this point. Going forward, you risk voiding your phone’s warranty and doing serious damage to the device. However, if you decide to take your phone’slife into your own hands, and you are comfortable and familiar with the process of disassembling and reassembling mobile devices, then you should know that many corrosion problems can be dealt with using just white vinegar and rubbing alcohol. Disassemble your device to expose the area of corrosion. The intricacies of this process outstrip the scope of this article and will vary from device to device, so once again, unless you’ve done this before , take your phone to a professional. For those moving forward, most corrosion can be removed by using a cotton swab dabbed in distilled white vinegar. Rub down all the corrosion you see with a light touch, and be careful not to get vinegar into the uncorroded areas. I probably don’t have to say this, but getting vinegar into your phone is bad. Once you’ve coated the corrosion with vinegar, wait 5-8 minutes, then use the tip of a paper towel to remove the vinegar. Repeat this process until there is no sign of corrosion. This accomplished, dab the area with rubbing alcohol on the tip of a cotton swab and let the device air-dry for half an hour. Reassemble your phone, and you should be good to go! I believe after all this you should get a faster charge http://www.naijatechguy.com/2016/06/10-reasons-why-your-smartphone-may-be.html via www.nairaland.com 34 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by matrix199(m): 4:25am On Jun 09, 2016 |
Very informative. 2 Likes |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by DrRasheed: 5:12am On Jun 09, 2016 |
Woaw it is educative |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by absoluteSuccess: 5:22am On Jun 09, 2016 |
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Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by Commentus2: 6:57am On Jun 09, 2016 |
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Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by mrkings84(m): 7:06am On Jun 09, 2016 |
Ok |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by brunofarad(m): 7:07am On Jun 09, 2016 |
Ok |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by RitzyPrince(m): 7:10am On Jun 09, 2016 |
As useless as the "P" in Psychology |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by Raypawer(m): 7:13am On Jun 09, 2016 |
ok but i use itel china |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by seunlayi(m): 7:13am On Jun 09, 2016 |
Nice tips but thanks to Gionee marathon series Team Gionee let me feel your presence 4 Likes |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by mabeni(m): 7:14am On Jun 09, 2016 |
Thanks Boss! |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by deri4luv1(m): 7:15am On Jun 09, 2016 |
Background apps running is a big factor, some of these android apps continue to run in the background despite the obvious fact that you are sure you closed them, I didn't know this until I downloaded an app called '' SHUTAPP'' using the app, I realised I had about 40apps running in the background, after shutting them down and I charged my phone, my phone was fully charged within 1h30mins, meanwhile before it was 2-3hrs Download SHUTAPP from Google play store and thank me later, Cheers 5 Likes |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by flokii: 7:16am On Jun 09, 2016 |
Another trick is to switch the phone to Airplane mode and see speed while charging.. I dunno how safe that is tho.. Buh I do it once in a while when necessary 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by seunlayi(m): 7:22am On Jun 09, 2016 |
1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by matrixx9(m): 7:23am On Jun 09, 2016 |
RitzyPrince:Na u make am useless ba 1 Like |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by globatop: 7:24am On Jun 09, 2016 |
Nice info for non tech savvy. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by Moyanbe(m): 7:29am On Jun 09, 2016 |
flokii:the best is to switch it off if you expect no call. I think USB cord used while charging also determines how fast your phone battery drains while using using your phone. Though... I may be wrong |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by flokii: 7:37am On Jun 09, 2016 |
Moyanbe: Some phones take like forever to boot... So why I prefer Airplane mode (easier to undo plus faster charging) you're right., cord determines charging rate, like length related to resistance or so.. Buh using the original cord that came with your phone will make charging faster compared to third party cords |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by Laveda(f): 7:47am On Jun 09, 2016 |
Urh...thanks..this would help.. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by adebrave1(m): 7:47am On Jun 09, 2016 |
The world of smartphones and foolish people. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by okazuu(m): 7:54am On Jun 09, 2016 |
what of me that use itel it1408 that it will be written on the screen that 8 hours to charge fully.i begin to wonder why will phone take 8 hours to charge fully don't know if it's only mine or all the 1408 behave like that. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by Sniper4real(m): 7:57am On Jun 09, 2016 |
For my phone, I noticed that na when I dey browse that d charging goes faster |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by amclimax(m): 7:59am On Jun 09, 2016 |
This is as useless as the k in Knight |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by slap1(m): 8:03am On Jun 09, 2016 |
Very informative article. Thanks. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by Segadem(m): 8:04am On Jun 09, 2016 |
Cool |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by slap1(m): 8:05am On Jun 09, 2016 |
amclimax: You are simply looking for an opportunity to use this expression because it probably makes you sound smart to yourself. The post is very useful. Deal with it. 3 Likes |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by slap1(m): 8:09am On Jun 09, 2016 |
okazuu: Does it actually take eight hours to charge fully or it's just written like that? It's a 3,000 mAh battery but eight hours is quite long. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by vickylincon(m): 8:12am On Jun 09, 2016 |
What happen if I cut off working USB cable |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by letsbet(m): 8:16am On Jun 09, 2016 |
There is no electricity to even charge phone nowadays..so... |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by vchykp(m): 8:22am On Jun 09, 2016 |
deri4luv1: tnx bro.... it worked, guess i dont hav any need using DU batt saver? |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by Emyben(m): 8:23am On Jun 09, 2016 |
matrixx9 Please, can this problem of mine be the cord which i just got on Tuesday from this public vendors or is my Gionee M3 battery finally spoilt? i plugged in my phone to a power source,..lets say after some time, the battery level indicated 56%. Immediately i switched the phone off inorder to enable the phone charge faster, My battery level read 19% and it remained so. Yesterday too, I plugged in my phone and after a power outtage, it was in 51%, i decided to plug into my power bank. At a point, the power bank got it to 64% but to my greatest disbelief, i checked it again after some minutes and the battery level read 22% What is wrong please, the cord or the phone? The phone has been charging okay oo till Tuesday this week. Thanks |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Your Smartphone May Be Charging Slowly And Possible Fixes by amclimax(m): 8:25am On Jun 09, 2016 |
slap1:One man's food is another's poison but last tym I checked even kids of nowadays can relate to his write up |
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