Sorry if this problem has been answered before, but I've been doing a lot of searching and haven't found this exact issue. Signed up for an account here just to look for some help!
So I have had my S3 for nearly two years now, and I've got a problem with it not charging right. Strangely enough, this only started happening after I moved.
As of right now, my phone will ONLY charged when off, AND plugged directly into either a computer or my car (car has a USB port). I cannot get it to charge in the wall at all. Also, when the phone is on and plugged into the computer, it will show the red charging light, and the lightning icon on the battery, but will still lose charge instead of gaining even if it just sits there in sleep while I'm on the computer. I have tried about 4 or 5 different charging cords and have also tried a few different "heads" (I have one charger that is direct wall to phone, the rest are USB wall chargers). I've tried different outlets too. My wife's phone and her tablet charge on the same cords without any issues, but when I plug it into a wall charger when off it will occasionally show the empty battery with the lightning bolt and buzz, but won't actually charge.
A few weeks ago when testing, it would wall charge while turned on, but it had to sit for over 5 minutes before it finally detected the charging. Now I can't even get that much. I'm not sure what else to look for in the phone to help out, so if I need anymore information to find a solution other than "get a new phone", let me know! I'd much rather this be a battery issue, but it's so specific that I'm not sure that's the case.
So I have had my S3 for nearly two years now, and I've got a problem with it not charging right. Strangely enough, this only started happening after I moved.
As of right now, my phone will ONLY charged when off, AND plugged directly into either a computer or my car (car has a USB port). I cannot get it to charge in the wall at all. Also, when the phone is on and plugged into the computer, it will show the red charging light, and the lightning icon on the battery, but will still lose charge instead of gaining even if it just sits there in sleep while I'm on the computer. I have tried about 4 or 5 different charging cords and have also tried a few different "heads" (I have one charger that is direct wall to phone, the rest are USB wall chargers). I've tried different outlets too. My wife's phone and her tablet charge on the same cords without any issues, but when I plug it into a wall charger when off it will occasionally show the empty battery with the lightning bolt and buzz, but won't actually charge.
A few weeks ago when testing, it would wall charge while turned on, but it had to sit for over 5 minutes before it finally detected the charging. Now I can't even get that much. I'm not sure what else to look for in the phone to help out, so if I need anymore information to find a solution other than "get a new phone", let me know! I'd much rather this be a battery issue, but it's so specific that I'm not sure that's the case.
