Help Battery stops charging at 98%

[automouse13]

I bought a new LG Venice last week and when I charged the battery either from my PC or AC the charge stops at 98%. I tried three different wall chargers too.

I took the phone back to the seller today and exchanged it thinking that there is a problem with the phone. Well, the new phone does the exact same thing. What's going on here?

 

[Harry2]

I guess the battery is okay but the phone's firmware might make an interpreting error on the battery's full state.

Have you the latest firmware update on your phone?

Harry

 

[JJPR97]

Maybe calibrating your battery will help?

 

[Frisco]

I bought a new LG Venice last week and when I charged the battery either from my PC or AC the charge stops at 98%. I tried three different wall chargers too.

I took the phone back to the seller today and exchanged it thinking that there is a problem with the phone. Well, the new phone does the exact same thing. What's going on here?

Just use the device normally, bringing the charge down to below 20% or so, then recharge. As time goes by the charge should match the metering software in the device.

 

[Alan Houston]

Just use the device normally, bringing the charge down to below 20% or so, then recharge. As time goes by the charge should match the metering software in the device.

I agree, but I would use a longer cycle. I would charge the phone for six hours while it is turned off. Then use the phone until the battery reaches zero and turns off. Wait a few minutes and restart the phone. It may run a minute or two before it turns off again.

Then charge the battery for six hours with the phone turned off. When you turn the phone back on, it should be at 100%, as the battery gauge will be correctly calibrated.

By the way, some folks who think about this stuff claim that a phone battery will last longer if you keep it in the 30% to 80% range. Don't let it go much lower than 30% before recharging. Don't charge much past 80% except once a month or so to reset the battery gauge.

The theory is that charging in the 30% to 80% ranges generates very little heat or stress on the battery. If you keep your battery in that range, you could get three or four years of great service from a battery, compared with about two years when using the "zero to 100%" charge method too often.