Charging woes!!!

[ytrebil]

Hey guys, I hope you can help me as I

 

[Mikestony]

Perhaps try a different cord or a different charger just to eliminate the cord/charger issue.
Then I would try a different battery.

 

[doc1964]

I put my phone on to charge last night at 38% and this morning it only showed as 78% after 8 hours charging. I have searched and posted on other posts before about the problems that appear to be linked to the official charger or cable but I was wondering if anyone has seen any official response from Samsung about this as there many posts out there about this.

 

[funkylogik]

The phone draws a lot less current when its charging from USB, that can only be changed by rooting and flashing a custom kernel.
Sounds like the wall charger is damaged.
The stock charger is 1200mA and the phone only draws 1000mA by default from it so its more than enough :thumbup:

 

[Warl0ck]

And if I may suggest, try to install this app from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2076078 It gives you information how fast/slow your phone is charging. You can add the widget to your homescreen too

 

[SueDNim]

A couple of months back it decided it didn

 

[sherlock5545]

Have you tried a different cable? I have a similar problem but that's because the cord wore-off, and the kernel reduces the power drawing in until it reached a stable stream, it then reduces it by an additional 100mA. Using my Nexus 7 cable solve the issue completely.

 

[THE W]

my phone used to take 2 hours to charge, not it takes 4.

i might need to replace my OEM charger.