Just got 950XL today, few problems

[Chintan Gohel]

I got right now a charger with 5V-1.8A output. is it alright for the 950XL ? anyone can please write what output is set on the original charger?

Prep for Lumia 950 & 950 XL: Wireless charging & what charger to get | Windows Central

Found a photo of a charger which indicates the output voltage should be 5V and 3A, So your charger is slower than the standard charger by 40%

 

[rollindice]

If you have just the USB C Cable, it's advised to use https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUwpUvbUpU3511357 as the charger with the cable.

 

[Liron Ben-David]

that type of connector is not viable for Israeli power sockets.

 

[Krystianpants]

the critical part is the output voltage and output current - if the chargers that you get locally have the same values as the original charger, then it should work. Any charger with a lower output current means it will charge slower

There's more to it. Polarity matters as well. Having the wrong polarity will damage the phone over time. The MS charger has negative polarity symbolized by a "-" symbol.

Here's some good info:

Complete Guide to Using the Correct Charger or Power Adapter (and What Happens If You Don't)

EDIT: The site does mention that with usb adapters it's not as big of a problem.

 

[creanyo]

I got the 950 XL one SIM. For your charger issue I recomend to buy another one. this is the one I'm using. Charge the phone in 1.15 hours from 10% to 100%

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[PGrey]

I use a 2.4A charger (it's part of a PC USB hub, charge-only ports), with the included cable, and I get very close to the estimated 3.0 fast charge rate. I'm maybe 10% off those estimates, which is pretty darn good, IMO.
This is occasional though, I typically charge wireless, which is limited to ~1.0A.

 

[sheldon cohn]

On another subject about the 950 XL, I have snapped several unwanted pictures, just picking up
the phone and accidentally press the camera button on side of the phone. My Nokia 900 had the
camera button in the same place, side of the phone. I have Nokia 520 there is an app to gain access to the camera, which I feel is better so unwanted pictures won't be taken.

 

[sheldon cohn]

On another subject about the 950 XL, I have snapped several unwanted pictures, just picking up the phone and accidentally press the camera button on side of the phone.
My Nokia 900 had the camera button in the same place, side of the phone
I have Nokia 520 there is an app to gain access to the camera, which I feel is better so unwanted pictures won't be taken.

 

[PGrey]

On another subject about the 950 XL, I have snapped several unwanted pictures, just picking up
the phone and accidentally press the camera button on side of the phone. My Nokia 900 had the
camera button in the same place, side of the phone. I have Nokia 520 there is an app to gain access to the camera, which I feel is better so unwanted pictures won't be taken.

There's a setting to prevent this, I believe in the camera settings. It forces you to push more than once, with the camera button, to actually take a photo.
Disable the accidental launch feature for a faster Lumia camera | Windows Central

 

[Liron Ben-David]

Ok this is weird.
I've ordered online the dock station from Microsoft (still hadn't arrived). Out of curiosity I've tried to open on my phone the continuum app just to see what's it looks like. The app itself is in my language (hebrew) but I get an error message that Continuum is not availble for my current region? (Israel)

Seriously? Cortanna I can understand but Continuum? its the only reason I went for the 950XL in the first place.
anyone can shed some light on this issue?

 

[murtaza_p]

Hello everyone,
1. Phone is not officially sold in my country so it was privately imported by the store I purchased it from, as such the wall charger was replaced (not the cable just the charger\connector itself) to a 5V-2A Samsung charger.
The phone arrived with battery at 0% so I had to charge it, took it over 6-7 hours to charge from 0 to 76 then I replaced it to LG 5V-1.8A charger I had around and it charged the last 24% in 10-20 minutes.
I guess the Samsung charger is defective? what's the deal with the charging? should I order the Nokia charger like in the Microsoft website (AC-60 iirc)?

the charger seems faulty . try the nexus 5x charger . its usb C and its the quick charge variety as well. would be cheaper than importing the Microsoft one since it isn't available in your country.

 

[murtaza_p]

Just picked up a refurbished L950XL .. lets see how this goes .
the L930 used to heat up considerably and the battery life was pathetic

 

[Liron Ben-David]

UPDATE

I got the Display Dock (the wired one) and set to try it out.

first the Continuum app is not availble for Israel - I had to change region to both US and set the phone language to English in order for this app to actually open up.

Next I tried to activate the device,
Connected HDMI cable and set the tv channel to that connection. connected the power cable and I got red dot implying it's alright,
on the device I've opened the Continuum app and chose set-up and it's on wired.
then I've connected the phone to the dock but nothing happens - it does not recognize it or do anything.

what's going on?
I'm starting to understand why people are avoiding windows phones :X
At any rate I've tried to contact windows support team they just sent me a link to FAQ page without any answers I might need to get them on the phone.

 

[Liron Ben-David]

Update:
Went to the store where I bought the lumia 950XL with the dock station (hd-500).
we've opened brand new phone and tried it as well seems the dock station is defective.