Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The algorithm used by the charging circuit may not be designed to do this. Perhaps at best it could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge so that in effect the battery is not discharging but also it is not increasing the battery’s charge.
Does the battery show that it has discharged by any % amount at all if you have the charger connected and the flashlight on and then turn the flashlight off after a suitable amount of time has elapsed?
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If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power, which could be used otherwise if they are not required. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery.
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If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS (location services?) if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power, which could be used otherwise if they are not required. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery.
It’s not really a “flashlight” if it’s tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary powered light. Old tradesperson’s adage “use the right tool for the job” might be applicable ;-)
Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
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Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The algorithm used by the charging circuit may not be designed to do this. It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge so that in effect the battery is not discharging but also it is not increasing the battery’s charge.
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Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The algorithm used by the charging circuit may not be designed to do this. Perhaps at best it could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge so that in effect the battery is not discharging but also it is not increasing the battery’s charge.
Does the battery show that it has discharged by any % amount at all if you have the charger connected and the flashlight on and then turn the flashlight off after a suitable amount of time has elapsed?
If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power, which could be used otherwise if they are not required. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery.
It’s not really a “flashlight” if it’s tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary powered light. Old tradesperson’s adage “use the right tool for the job” might be applicable ;-)
Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
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Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this. It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge so that in effect the battery is not discharging but also it is not increasing the battery’s charge.
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Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The algorithm used by the charging circuit may not be designed to do this. It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge so that in effect the battery is not discharging but also it is not increasing the battery’s charge.
Does the battery show that it has discharged by any % amount at all if you have the charger connected and the flashlight on and then turn the flashlight off after a suitable amount of time has elapsed?
If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power, which could be used otherwise if they are not required. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery.
It’s not really a “flashlight” if it’s tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary powered light. Old tradesperson’s adage “use the right tool for the job” might be applicable ;-)
Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this. It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge so that in effect the battery is not discharging but also it is not increasing the battery’s charge.
Does the battery show that it has discharged by any % amount at all if you have the charger connected and the flashlight on and then turn the flashlight off after a suitable amount of time has elapsed?
If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power, which could be used otherwise if they are not required. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery.
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It’s not really a “flashlight” if it’s tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary powered light.
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It’s not really a “flashlight” if it’s tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary powered light. Old tradesperson’s adage “use the right tool for the job” might be applicable ;-)
Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this. It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge so that in effect the battery is not discharging but also it is not increasing the battery’s charge.
Does the battery show that it has discharged by any % amount at all if you have the charger connected and the flashlight on and then turn the flashlight off after a suitable amount of time has elapsed?
If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power, which could be used otherwise if they are not required. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery.
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It’s not really a “flashlight” if you’re tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary powered light.
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It’s not really a “flashlight” if it’s tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary powered light.
Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this. It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge so that in effect the battery is not discharging but also it is not increasing the battery’s charge.
Does the battery show that it has discharged by any % amount at all if you have the charger connected and the flashlight on and then turn the flashlight off after a suitable amount of time has elapsed?
If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power, which could be used otherwise if they are not required. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery.
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It’s not really a flashlight if you’re tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary powered light.
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It’s not really a “flashlight” if you’re tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary powered light.
Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this. It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge so that in effect the battery is not discharging but also it is not increasing the battery’s charge.
Does the battery show that it has discharged by any % amount at all if you have the charger connected and the flashlight on and then turn the flashlight off after a suitable amount of time has elapsed?
If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power, which could be used otherwise if they are not required. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery.
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It’s not really a flashlight if you’re tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary light.
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It’s not really a flashlight if you’re tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary powered light.
Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
-
Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this. It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge so that in effect the battery is not discharging but also it is not increasing the battery’s charger.
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Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this. It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge so that in effect the battery is not discharging but also it is not increasing the battery’s charge.
Does the battery show that it has discharged by any % amount at all if you have the charger connected and the flashlight on and then turn the flashlight off after a suitable amount of time has elapsed?
If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power, which could be used otherwise if they are not required. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery.
It’s not really a flashlight if you’re tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary light.
Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
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Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this. It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge rather than charging it further.
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Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this. It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge so that in effect the battery is not discharging but also it is not increasing the battery’s charger.
Does the battery show that it has discharged by any % amount at all if you have the charger connected and the flashlight on and then turn the flashlight off after a suitable amount of time has elapsed?
If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power, which could be used otherwise if they are not required. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery.
It’s not really a flashlight if you’re tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary light.
Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this. It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge rather than charging it further.
Does the battery show that it has discharged by any % amount at all if you have the charger connected and the flashlight on and then turn the flashlight off after a suitable amount of time has elapsed?
-
If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery.
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If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power, which could be used otherwise if they are not required. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery.
It’s not really a flashlight if you’re tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary light.
Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
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Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this.
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Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this. It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge rather than charging it further.
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It may be that the flashlight feature requires a lot of current and therefore the battery won’t be charged as the charging circuit can’t do all at the same time i.e. run the phone, charge the battery and have the flashlight on.
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Does the battery show that it has discharged by any % amount at all if you have the charger connected and the flashlight on and then turn the flashlight off after a suitable amount of time has elapsed?
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It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge rather than charging it further.
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If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery.
-
Does the battery show that it has discharged by any amount at all if you have the charger connected and the flashlight on and then turn the flashlight off after a suitable amount of time has elapsed?
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If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery. It’s not really a flashlight if you’re tethered to a power outlet though, it’s more like an ordinary light.
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It’s not really a flashlight if you’re tethered to a power outlet though is it? It’s more like an ordinary light.
Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this.
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It may be that the flashlight feature requires a lot of current and therefore the battery won’t be charged as the charging circuit can’t do both at the same time.
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It may be that the flashlight feature requires a lot of current and therefore the battery won’t be charged as the charging circuit can’t do all at the same time i.e. run the phone, charge the battery and have the flashlight on.
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If the battery charges while the phone is on but ''not'' doing much which requires using a lot of the hardware resources e.g. watching videos, playing games etc then this may be the best that can be achieved.
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It could be just maintaining the battery at its present state of charge rather than charging it further.
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If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery. Not really a flashlight if you’re tethered to a power outlet though.
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Does the battery show that it has discharged by any amount at all if you have the charger connected and the flashlight on and then turn the flashlight off after a suitable amount of time has elapsed?
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If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery. It’s not really a flashlight if you’re tethered to a power outlet though, it’s more like an ordinary light.
Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this.
It may be that the flashlight feature requires a lot of current and therefore the battery won’t be charged as the charging circuit can’t do both at the same time.
If the battery charges while the phone is on but ''not'' doing much which requires using a lot of the hardware resources e.g. watching videos, playing games etc then this may be the best that can be achieved.
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You may have to turn of the flashlight to charge the battery. Not really a flashlight if you’re tethered to a power outlet though.
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If convenient, try turning off WiFi, BT and GPS if enabled and see if that helps. They all use a lot of power. If still no good you may have to turn off the flashlight to charge the battery. Not really a flashlight if you’re tethered to a power outlet though.
Hi @msticdream ,
Has doing this worked OK before?
Does it stop charging when the flashlight is turned on or just not start charging if the flashlight is already on?
Charging the battery may not be possible when using the flashlight feature at the same time. The charging circuit may not be designed to do this.
It may be that the flashlight feature requires a lot of current and therefore the battery won’t be charged as the charging circuit can’t do both at the same time.
If the battery charges while the phone is on but ''not'' doing much which requires using a lot of the hardware resources e.g. watching videos, playing games etc then this may be the best that can be achieved.
You may have to turn of the flashlight to charge the battery. Not really a flashlight if you’re tethered to a power outlet though.