whenever i try to charge my phone it will not charge....and when its UNPLUGGED it sometimes will say connected as usb device even when NOT plugged in....its very frustrating cause now my phone will not charge
I discovered last night that my phone wasn't charging in the car when connected to a 2A cig lighter device, but if I took the same cable and connected it to the car's built in USB port, it would charge.
Mine is still unpredictable. This morning, by mistake, I plugged it in my old Motorola charger and it's charging fine. Weird.
The only thing that has always worked though is anything with that white USB cable that comes with the Samsung 110 volt charger.
This might the cause of your problem, long cable + additionally connectors increase the electrical resistance and let drop voltage on the cable, that decreases the voltage level on your phone ... less voltage, less amperage.I'm not sure what, exactly, this adds to the discussion -- but, as my Samsung white USB cable wasn't long enough, I'm using it with an Amazon Basics USB extender cable (between the Samsung cable and the Samsung charger) and this, too, has been absolutely solid.
I'm not sure what, exactly, this adds to the discussion -- but, as my Samsung white USB cable wasn't long enough, I'm using it with an Amazon Basics USB extender cable (between the Samsung cable and the Samsung charger) and this, too, has been absolutely solid.
This might the cause of your problem, long cable + additionally connectors increase the electrical resistance and let drop voltage on the cable, that decreases the voltage level on your phone ... less voltage, less amperage.
You're right I mixed up Adara's first with their second post.... I think you may have misread the post. They were saying that cable worked, despite being longer. Probably a heavier gauged cable.
Information on cables that work is good--being more specific would be better. A link to the item purchased.
Stupid Question: Why would 4.3 affect what cables/chargers can be used? I mean, isn't this a hardware issue?
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