Can't turn on while charging?

Discussion in 'Motorola Droid X2' started by EmanP223, Jun 30, 2011.

  1. EmanP223

    EmanP223 Member

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 2011
    Messages:
    87
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    8
    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    Ratings:
    +2
    Brand new user, never had one of these fancy phones before but have been trying to figure it out for the last few days.

    When the battery completely discharges and the phone dies I plug it in. At that point I can't turn the phone on while it is charging/plugged in and the battery level on the screen shows 0% and although it's charging, it stays at 0%.

    Is this a common thing with these kinds of phones, this specific model or is this one just not working correctly? Anyone else seeing this issue?
     
    #1 EmanP223, Jun 30, 2011
  2. JohnnytheK

    JohnnytheK Senior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 5, 2010
    Messages:
    1,448
    Likes Received:
    54
    Trophy Points:
    48
    Ratings:
    +61
    Yeah I think so, I let my D1 go to zero once and it wouldn't start up when I plugged it in. I walked away for a bit and when it had charged a bit, it turned on like normal.
     
    #2 JohnnytheK, Jun 30, 2011
  3. mumfrey

    mumfrey Member

    Joined:
    Nov 14, 2010
    Messages:
    54
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Ratings:
    +0
    yes, its normal behavior. if fully drained, it needs about 10-15 mins on charger before it will start up.

    Sent from my DROID X2 using DroidForums
     
    #3 mumfrey, Jul 1, 2011
  4. Jason.DROID

    Jason.DROID Member

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2010
    Messages:
    42
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    8
    Ratings:
    +1
    It's a bug in the charge only state. Unplug the charger, and let the phone power off. If the phone has enough charge, go ahead and power it up. Then plug the charger back in.

    Mine also reported 0%, but when I unplugged it and powered it up, it was actually at 60%.
     
    #4 Jason.DROID, Jul 1, 2011
  5. EmanP223

    EmanP223 Member

    Joined:
    Jun 30, 2011
    Messages:
    87
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    8
    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    Ratings:
    +2
    OK, I was getting the same thing. Drained it completely, plugged it in and it wouldn't turn on. Tried it periodically every 15 minutes and it still wouldn't turn on and was reading 0% for maybe 90 minutes. When I unpluged it and turned it on it was at 70% and then I plugged it in again until 100%. It's happened twice now.

    On a side note, someone told me that you should never let your battery drain all the way down. Is there any merit to that and if so why?
     
    #5 EmanP223, Jul 1, 2011
  6. whodidthis

    whodidthis Member

    Joined:
    Jun 7, 2011
    Messages:
    35
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Ratings:
    +0
    this is true, don't let your battery drain all the way to death....that's an old myth about having to drain it all the way down in order to get a full charge. Don't know exactly why, but when I last tried it (two phones ago) phone acted erratic (like yours). Just plug it when you get home or something...20-10%
     
    #6 whodidthis, Jul 1, 2011
  7. mumfrey

    mumfrey Member

    Joined:
    Nov 14, 2010
    Messages:
    54
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Ratings:
    +0
    oh, i see. sorry, i missed the part in the op's post that stated it wasnt updating the % of charge.

    Sent from my DROID X2 using DroidForums
     
    #7 mumfrey, Jul 1, 2011
  8. vvildcard

    vvildcard Member

    Joined:
    Jun 15, 2011
    Messages:
    201
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    18
    Location:
    Oregon
    Ratings:
    +1
    I believe the myth was started by people who heard about NiCad batteries, which you should always run down as close to zero as possible. Since we're using Lithium, the NiCad rules obviously shouldn't be applied... but, alas, some just don't have the mental capacity to understand the difference between the two and continue to think all batteries are the same (afterall, they're both called batteries!!!).

    If you want to know more, there is TONS of good info out there on the Interwebs... it's all just a Google search away...
     
    #8 vvildcard, Jul 1, 2011
  9. vatothe0

    vatothe0 Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2009
    Messages:
    611
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    18
    Ratings:
    +6
    Best site I've seen on the topic..
    http://batteryuniversity.com/

    Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk
     
    #9 vatothe0, Jul 1, 2011
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)

Latest Threads

 
Title Start Date
Replies Views
Last Message
  1. Hermes

    Always show images in email

    Hermes, Sep 22, 2017 at 10:10 AM
    Replies:
    9
    Views:
    157
    Hermes
    Sep 22, 2017 at 6:35 PM
  2. DroidModderX

    LG V30 Now Available For Sale In Korea

    DroidModderX, Sep 21, 2017 at 7:16 AM
    Replies:
    10
    Views:
    1,232
    RyanPm40
    Sep 22, 2017 at 6:24 PM
  3. DroidModderX

    Verizon Disposes Of 8,500 Customers For Using Too Much Data

    DroidModderX, Sep 18, 2017 at 9:54 AM
    Replies:
    17
    Views:
    2,342
    me just sayin
    Sep 22, 2017 at 4:28 PM
  4. PereDroid

    Tumi Wireless Battery Mod

    PereDroid, Aug 17, 2017
    Replies:
    3
    Views:
    367
    PereDroid
    Sep 22, 2017 at 4:16 PM
  5. danDroid

    Who picked up the new Moto Z2 force edition?

    danDroid, Aug 10, 2017
    Replies:
    43
    Views:
    2,277
    PereDroid
    Sep 22, 2017 at 4:09 PM
  6. apl3

    Horrible,horrible battery life

    apl3, Sep 21, 2017 at 9:06 AM
    Replies:
    8
    Views:
    295
    bill-e
    Sep 22, 2017 at 2:33 PM
  7. DroidModderX

    Get The iPhone X Notch On Any Android Phone

    DroidModderX, Sep 22, 2017 at 7:12 AM
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    630
    Preach2k
    Sep 22, 2017 at 12:53 PM
  8. Clintlgm

    Can't find setting for Auto screen rotation

    Clintlgm, Sep 22, 2017 at 8:26 AM
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    109
    me just sayin
    Sep 22, 2017 at 12:35 PM
Loading...
Search tags for this page
can i charge my motorola android while the phone is turned o
,
can't turn on my droid razr m while charging
,
can't turn phone on while charging
,
cant turn on android while charging
,
droid 4 is not charging while turned on
,
how to turn on a droid x2 phone
,

how to turn on droid x2

,

phone wont turn on while charging

,
why cant i turn on my sg4 while it charging
,
why won't my phone turn on while charging