My Note 3 regularly lost connection while charging. I noticed the plug seemed loose, and found this thread, and another where users advocated tightening the screws, and bending the pins in the USB 3 socket. Well, neither of those suggestions worked, and it seems like a lot of work to replace the USB socket on the phone hoping that the connection will be tighter.
If you look straight at the micro USB connector at the end of the charging cable, it looks like a "D" lying on its flat side. Well, I bent the "D" with needle nose pliers so that the flat side curves slightly in the same direction as the arch. This secured the connection somewhat for me, I get fewer loss of connection errors now. The bonus is that it's free, and it doesn't modify the phone, just the cable.
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'''update - August 1st'''
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This didn't really work for me. It probably loses connection just as often as ever.
My Note 3 regularly lost connection while charging. I noticed the plug seemed loose, and found this thread, and another where users advocated tightening the screws, and bending the pins in the USB 3 socket. Well, neither of those suggestions worked, and it seems like a lot of work to replace the USB socket on the phone hoping that the connection will be tighter.
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If you look straight at the micro USB connector at the end of the charging cable, it looks like a "D" lying on its flat side. Well, I bent the "D" with needle nose pliers so that the flat side curves slightly in the same direction as the arch. This secured the connection for me, I only rarely get loss of connection errors now!
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If you look straight at the micro USB connector at the end of the charging cable, it looks like a "D" lying on its flat side. Well, I bent the "D" with needle nose pliers so that the flat side curves slightly in the same direction as the arch. This secured the connection somewhat for me, I get fewer loss of connection errors now. The bonus is that it's free, and it doesn't modify the phone, just the cable.
My Note 3 regularly lost connection while charging. I noticed the plug seemed loose, and found this thread, and another where users advocated tightening the screws, and bending the pins in the USB 3 socket. Well, neither of those suggestions worked, and it seems like a lot of work to replace the USB socket on the phone hoping that the connection will be tighter.
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If you look straight at the micro USB connector at the end of the charging cable, it looks like a "D" lying on its flat side. Well, I bent the "D" just a little so that the flat side curves in the same direction as the arch. This secured the connection for me, I only rarely get loss of connection errors now!
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If you look straight at the micro USB connector at the end of the charging cable, it looks like a "D" lying on its flat side. Well, I bent the "D" with needle nose pliers so that the flat side curves slightly in the same direction as the arch. This secured the connection for me, I only rarely get loss of connection errors now!
My Note 3 regularly lost connection while charging. I noticed the plug seemed loose, and found this thread, and another where users advocated tightening the screws, and bending the pins in the USB 3 socket. Well, neither of those suggestions worked, and it seems like a lot of work to replace the USB socket on the phone hoping that the connection will be tighter.
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If you look straight at the micro USB connector at the end of the charging cable, it looks like a "D" lying on it's flat side. Well, I bent the "D" just a little so that the flat side curves in the same direction as the arch. This secured the connection for me, I only rarely get loss of connection errors now!
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If you look straight at the micro USB connector at the end of the charging cable, it looks like a "D" lying on its flat side. Well, I bent the "D" just a little so that the flat side curves in the same direction as the arch. This secured the connection for me, I only rarely get loss of connection errors now!
My Note 3 regularly lost connection while charging after about 4 months of use. I noticed the plug seemed loose, and found this thread, and another where users advocated tightening the screws, and bending the pins in the USB 3 socket. Well, neither of those suggestions worked.
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My Note 3 regularly lost connection while charging. I noticed the plug seemed loose, and found this thread, and another where users advocated tightening the screws, and bending the pins in the USB 3 socket. Well, neither of those suggestions worked, and it seems like a lot of work to replace the USB socket on the phone hoping that the connection will be tighter.
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I noticed that tightening the connection could be accomplished by pinching the metal sheath of the micro USB plug on the cable with needle nose pliers, to bend a slight frown into the cable plug. This will make the sheath (cable) hug the tongue of the socket (phone) a little more tightly.
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If you look straight on the micro USB cable, it looks like a "D" lying on it's flat side. Well, bend the "D" just a little so that the flat side curves the same way as it's arch. This made the connection much more secure for me, I only rarely get loss of connection messages and I didn't even have to modify the phone itself, just the cable!
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If you look straight at the micro USB connector at the end of the charging cable, it looks like a "D" lying on it's flat side. Well, I bent the "D" just a little so that the flat side curves in the same direction as the arch. This secured the connection for me, I only rarely get loss of connection errors now!
My Note 3 regularly lost connection while charging after about 4 months of use. I noticed the plug seemed loose, and found this thread, and another where users advocated tightening the screws, and bending the pins in the USB 3 socket. Well, neither of those suggestions worked.
I noticed that tightening the connection could be accomplished by pinching the metal sheath of the micro USB plug on the cable with needle nose pliers, to bend a slight frown into the cable plug. This will make the sheath (cable) hug the tongue of the socket (phone) a little more tightly.
If you look straight on the micro USB cable, it looks like a "D" lying on it's flat side. Well, bend the "D" just a little so that the flat side curves the same way as it's arch. This made the connection much more secure for me, I only rarely get loss of connection messages and I didn't even have to modify the phone itself, just the cable!