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Help Phone stuck on USB/charging... very weird

ghnogueira

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Hey there. I have my Galaxy S II (GT-I9100) for about a month, and since a couple of days ago it has been behaving very weirdly about USB and charging.

First of all, the phone thinks it has USB connected at all times. When I go to the settings menu try to enable mass storage it says USB is already connected, even though it isn't!!!

Sometimes when I start the phone it goes to that USB Kies screen and says "connected", when absolutaly no cables are connected AT ALL!!!

When I turn the cell off, remove the battery and plug it back in, without turning the phone on, the recharging battery icon appears, but blinks with a drained battery icon with a yellow exclamation sign and a thermometer which I sincerely have no idea what that means.

It also takes ages to recognize the power charger or when I really connect the USB cable. And finally, when I take them off, it also takes a while to "perceive" they're off and remove the charging lightning from the battery icons.

PRETTY PLEASE, SOMEONE HELP ME OUT, as I don't have time to take the phone to service, and didn't really want to do that
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Thanks!!!
 
I believe that there is a problem with the micro usb port. Either loose, dirt or perhaps some water or moisture. My friend had a similar problem after a waiter spilled some wine on his phone. You could try cleaning the port with the battery removed. Perhaps with some compressed air or a soft bristled brush. Otherwise, you may have to send it in for repair...
 
Yeah, I tried cleaning it and blowing, but it didn't help, so I had to take it to repair :(
I have the same exact problem. Also, none of the PCs or laptops i've tried connecting the phone to wants to recognise the device. It states that there was a malfunction.

How did you sort your problem out?

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I took it to Samsung Customer Service and they changed the mainboard. It was the only way to make it be normal again.
 
Damn, I'm having exactly the same problem. Thought it must be usb port hardware issue too, but seeming less likely now that 3 of us have found each other??

If anyone has any advice, please do say.

Also, ghnogueira, had you changed your firmware? Were sammy OK with that? I have, and bought my phone on the net, hope I can get it fixed, it's a pretty nasty problem.
 
Hey mate. Like I said above, I took it to customer service and they swapped the mainboard. But I'm beginning to have problems like this again.

I now have the official 2.3.6 FW, which is the latest one available for my country. I never rooted or anything else.
 
Damn, I'm having exactly the same problem. Thought it must be usb port hardware issue too, but seeming less likely now that 3 of us have found each other??

If anyone has any advice, please do say.

Also, ghnogueira, had you changed your firmware? Were sammy OK with that? I have, and bought my phone on the net, hope I can get it fixed, it's a pretty nasty problem.
Make that 4 of us :(
I despise calling customer service!!!
My firmware says it is the most current & software says it is up to date
 
Sorry to hear that Marissa.

It's not a firmware problem. You might try cleaning up your cellphone's USB port, but depending on the severity of the problem that will either give you a couple of weeks or not help at all.

I'm sorry to say, but from my own experience, and they were two, you will end up at customer services door.
 
I had tried cleaning the USB port & it did nothing to help. Out of total frustration, I gave in today & took it to a local service center. They thought the cache just needed to be cleared. Sadly, they said they were stumped & couldn't repair it. Tonight I was fiddling with it because it drives me crazy when something defeats me & I noticed the update Profile & update PRL options. Since I had already tried the update Firmware & Software & thinking that I had absolutely nothing to lose, I requested the update of the Profile & PRL. Immediately the problem stopped!!!! It may be back by tomorrow morning, but tonight it's working as normal as before.
 
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