Battery wont charge after new battery installed.
OK, my phone kept shutting off even with battery still left, sometimes 40% sometimes 20% sometimes as much as 70%, as soon as I plugged it in and it would start right back to where it was (as far as the battery %). After about a month of this I figured the battery was dying and I needed a new one so I came on here and used the guide and replaced the battery. Then when I started my phone and used the front facing camera the phone would freeze up so I ordered a new one of those. But I realized my battery never charged and it died on me, so I thought maybe I received a bad battery and ordered another, when I got it it had about 20% so I plugged it in and came back about half an hour later, and I lost about 2%, so I tried 3 different cables 2 different wall chargers I tried the laptop the pc even the car charger... nothing. I restored it, no change. So I ordered a new charging port put it in and still nothing. What could the problem be? I'm at about 7% battery and counting.
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I believe I had some rain damage. I just replaced the battery, and the phone does boot and start up fine, but it does not register charging. I currently have the device open, but I don't think there is any moisture inside to 'dry out'.
Since I have power with the new battery, is there a diagnostic tool that can tell me what potentially is the problem? I don't feel like the answer of "keep swapping things out until it works" is the solution I want to pursue. Of course, I could consider upgrading when the new 7's come out next month.
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Jon Hallander crwdne2934271:0
@sibex9591 I don't think there is any magical diagnostic tool that will magically tell you what's wrong. From what you are describing it sounds like either the charging dock connector or ribbon cable plug is water damaged / corroded or the charging circuit has been damaged in some sort of way, charging IC as a worst case scenario.
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Ben crwdne2934271:0
I see the lightening connector assembly is a wee bit more difficult to replace, but at $20, maybe it is worth a go. I'll have to think about it.
I should have had the rain cover on the phone that day, since rain was in the forecast, and it did in fact rain. Since it was mounted on my bicycle handlebars, it was quite wet when we took a break an hour later. I dried the exterior of the phone, and then put the rain cover on, though the rain was done for the day. When the battery died, it did take a charge up to 20%, but then after that it wouldn't charge again. Was hoping a simple battery replacement would be enough.
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Jon Hallander crwdne2934271:0