I used to be able to charge my android phone to100% in about an hour or less. Now no matter what cable or the thing that plugs into the outlet is called I keep getting a notice of slow charging use the charger Samsung provided when I bought the phone. I never got a charger with the phone. Samsung A03.

Now it takes like 10 hours to charge my phone completely.

Any advice.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/2024 02:55PM by wrosie.

I have a cool tower thingie that I plug everything into here, including the phones.. let me see if I can find where I bought it. I bought one for my son and one for me.

this is it. I've had mine for over a year now. [www.amazon.com]

all of the computer stuff, and my lamp are plugged in on this thing. My son's quit charging his phone and tablet for the first time a couple weeks ago, he turned it off, and turned it back on again, and it works as well as it did new, it just needed to be reset.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/2024 10:32PM by Morledzep.

Is it an older charger?

Sometimes cables wear out. Some cables charge slower than others. It is probably just a matter of trying more cables. Plus, a cigarette lighter adapter often charges faster the any built-in USB ports. It could also be the heat. Or your phone battery is wearing out.

There's a few things you can try. You can try doing a "hard reboot" on an android, usually it is pushing the power and the volume down button at the same time for about 10 seconds, this may also allow you to start it in Safe Mode which will turn off any unnecessary apps, and only run the apps that come natively with the phone. If it charges better in this state, you might have an app that's causing it to charge slowly.

You did not say how long you've had the phone, or charging cable and charger block. The charger block is what plugs into the wall on one end, and your cable on the other. Stuff does wear out, even the name brand stuff. I never buy the name brand charger or earbuds. There is actually some good quality cheap stuff from China sold on Amazon.

The easier and probable fix is to simply replace the USB Type C cable you have. You can also buy a new charging block. I use this one: [www.amazon.com] and it works very, very well. I have been charging my Samsung Galaxy 23 Ultra since that phone came out. I go from 15% to 85% charge in about 35 minutes.

The other possibility could be with the phone itself. It could be anything from an app that updated or was installed that is causing a conflict, or worse something hardware related, like a bad battery.

Start with replacing the cable and the charging block.

I do recommend you enable the "protect battery" feature on your phone. Fully charging your battery to 100% can reduce its lifespan.

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After a reboot, I'd try this...your smartphone likely has "dirty bellybutton." That's right, your connection port may be dirty. Take a can of compressed air (it's clean and dry) and give some short bursts into the female port. The same with the male cable connector. Look at the ends with a jewelers loupe and ensure that the connectors appear clean and undamaged.

I personally use magnetic connectors like the following to prevent smartphone port wear by keeping this adapter in the phone: [www.amazon.com]

It's not a good idea to charge an Android to 100%. Ideal is to 80%.

@HonnyBrown wrote:

It's not a good idea to charge an Android to 100%. Ideal is to 80%.

Good to know... but, why is this so?

Sounds like you need a new battery.

Thanks all for the advice. Apparently there are different "charging blocks" the part that plugs into the outlet. Different voltages or something Apparently some are quicker charging. I just need to figure out which of the 4 I have in my powere strip I should connect to.

I don't mind leaving my headphones/earbuds plugged in for a long time. But when i need my phone I'd like it chargeged quickly.

I also found i need to restart my phone at least once a week to shut off any app that might be running in the background and draining my battery.

Raise of hands of those that never turn off or restart their phones?

They should all have the same output voltage. What will differ is the output current (amperage or amps or A). You want the output current to be as high as possible. The newest fast chargers from Samsung are labeled as being 25 W (watts). Since P = IV, let's assume that V = 5 volts for easy calculations. That means 5 amps. The "original phone chargers were P = 5 W (about 1 amp). The next generation was 9 W (about 2 amps) and those are still sold; they will charge your phone overnight. So, if you need to buy one, buy at least 25 W. You really want an adaptive phone charger, which varies the current as the phone chargers. The fastest adaptive phone chargers will bring my Samsung S24 from 5% to 100% charge in under an hour. 45 W chargers are now reasonably priced. There are 90 W chargers which will also charge newer laptops that use USB Type C as their charging ports. With an adaptive charger, the old advice of not charging above 80% is no longer valid. You also need a cable rated for fast charging. Cables will generally show the amperage that they can handle. Higher amperage = thicker wires = higher cost.

@wrosie wrote:

Thanks all for the advice. Apparently there are different "charging blocks" the part that plugs into the outlet. Different voltages or something Apparently some are quicker charging. I just need to figure out which of the 4 I have in my powere strip I should connect to.

I don't mind leaving my headphones/earbuds plugged in for a long time. But when i need my phone I'd like it chargeged quickly.

I also found i need to restart my phone at least once a week to shut off any app that might be running in the background and draining my battery.

Raise of hands of those that never turn off or restart their phones?

Myst,

Fine physics review and I agree with everything you said. Thank you for a concise and honest recommendation.

Lol, I have too much experience with PCs. Every time I run into even the most minor frustration with my phone the first thing I do is restart. And I close every app once I am done with it.

@wrosie wrote:

Raise of hands of those that never turn off or restart their phones?

Sorry, I misread something earlier. I have iPhone but a draining battery. I never turn off or restart my phone.

However, I encountered an issue where every some days, my phone says it's charging, but it stays at the same battery %age. At that point, I have to restart it to get it to charge.

Also, if my phone overheats due to being out in the sun for too long, it'll shut off on its own.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/09/2024 04:03AM by Okie.

I was told by an electronics guy and a tech support guy (2 different guys in vastly different places) that the real enemy of battery life is letting them get below 50% and leaving them plugged into a charging port for long periods after they are fully charged. And then Samsung recommended that I keep my cell phone plugged in while the GPS is in use while I'm driving.

And, as an automotive technician, I know, at least in car batteries, that letting your car battery dip below 50% charge even occasionally, will make it so that they can't recharge as efficiently, and if you keep doing it, they will stop holding a charge. And no Chevrolet (all GM products actually) should sit and not be started at least every 3 days, or you will kill your battery permanently.

I should also add, that the only malfunction I've ever had with a cell phone battery was a couple that got very hot because I was charging it while I was using it. Granted it was a Samsung and it was before the exploding Note7's. Since they seem to have fixed that issue my phones sometimes get hotter than I'm comfortable with when I'm trying to do too many things, but I don't have trouble with the batteries wearing out. My nearly 4 year old LG V60 thinQ still holds a charge and still charges as fast as the Pixel or either of the Samsung devices we currently use. My over 4 year old Samsung tablet takes a LONG time to charge if I let it go below 50%, but once it gets over 50% it charges just like it always has, 1 hour 35 minutes for anything below 60%, even when I'm using it.

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@mystery2me wrote:

Lol, I have too much experience with PCs. Every time I run into even the most minor frustration with my phone the first thing I do is restart. And I close every app once I am done with it.

haha same. Tech support 101 - Did you try a restart/reboot?

I probably restart mine every week or two.

I have a year old Pixel 8 Pro. I try to only charge it to about 80%. Every so often I will charge to 100%. I never let it go below 30%. I usually keep an Anker mag-safe wireless battery pack with me in case I need power on the run. The Android operating system has been very stable. I've only rebooted after major updates. Works great when traveling multiple times to Europe so far.

It destroys your battery. 30-80% is ideal.

I found this out when the cell phone stores were mystery shopped. One salesman mentioned it. I asked others, and they confirmed it.

@Shop-et-al wrote:

@HonnyBrown wrote:

It's not a good idea to charge an Android to 100%. Ideal is to 80%.

Good to know... but, why is this so?