Help 2 issues - quick advice needed, please

[jkmasi]

I purchased a D3 from ebay, because I did not want to wait for verizon to restock. The phone seems to have two problems, and I'm trying to determine if it's defective or just glithcy.

1) When I unplugged the charger, the battery icon indicated that the phone was still being charged. I know there have been battery/charging/reporting issues talked about on this forum. Is this something that is just a firmware thing - probably to be addressed in an update? Or are phones that have these problems defective?

2) There does not appear to be any notification light/led or any charging light. Even though I have the option selected, I do not get a notification light when I get an email, sms, etc. Also, when I plug the phone into the charger, there is no light of any kind. On every droid I have had, the notification light turns from amber to green once the battery is charged.

Also, does anyone know if the manufacturer's warranty comes with the phone, since I purchased from a person, rather than from Verizon directly?

I have three days to return the phone, so I have to decide quickly what to do!

 

[jkmasi]

Partly answering my own question (since no one else did - lol)

I downloaded an led tester app and the notification led works just fine. I am trying a factory reset, and see if I can get the led to work without all of my usual apps installed.

Hopefully a reset will help the charging issue too.

 

[fingerlaker]

Just a quick note...my droid3 is on the charger right next to me and there is no LED light on...just a dark "resting" screen. The little lightning bolt is through the battery icon when i wake the phone but no LED. The lightning bolt goes away when i unplug.
My phone is running flawless in all the other ways--not sure if there is supposed to be an LED light on when hooked to the charger but I dont remember seeing any (on this phone [droid3])

 

[imnotmikal]

No LED lights up when it is charging, unlike most other phones.

However, I haven't got a clue why your notification LED isn't working...

 

[jkmasi]

Well, go figure. Now my led notification lights are working. Maybe they left off the charging light because people complained that it was annoying at night, or something.

 

[Seldom Seen]

There is a small LED between the USB and HDMI ports. There was a post on the Motorola forum that indicated that it was a conscious design decision to change the behavior of that LED from a charging indicator to a "sign of life" indicator (it will light if your phone shuts off from low battery).

https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/437683#437683

I am using the app, "Lightflow" to customize notifications, including to have the main color LED blink green when the phone is charged.