Just recently my 1520 has started behaving very odd with regards to charging.
If, on occasion, the phone does recognise that you have plugged in the charger then it will begin charging. However, at some random time later it will stop charging. Then you will hear a small vibration, just like you get when you plug the charger in (to acknowledge the charger) and it will begin charging again. Often, this will happen numerous times in quick succession, like you are repeatedly unplugging and replugging in the charger like an *****, except its the phone deciding to acknowledge.re-acknowledge the charger.
Additionally, when it does charge for longer periods of time instead of the charging rate climbing linearly to the usual maximum of about 25%/hr and then remaining there until full (this is checked with a battery monitor app called battery and this is how it used to behave when I first got it) it is very erratic, spiking up or down between different charging rates seemingly at random.
On a few occasions now the phone appears to actually discharge by 3-5% shortly after plugging in, before it begins to re-charge. That one is baffling I have to say.
This is the second 1520 I have had after my first had terrible screen backlighting issues. This one now seems to have charging issues. The phone doesn't charge at all in the car using a 1A cig-lighter to USB plug so I don't bother anymore (not that I use it at all frequently in the car). Also has the annoying screen touch issue where it records scrolls as taps.
Never had issues like this with a phone for a long time. I had Apple phones from 3G through to 5 and not a single one put a foot wrong. These Nokia phones don't seem to possess the same level of engineering or quality and my patience is wearing thin. Not a great first WinPhone experience it has to be said.
Anyone got any ideas what could be causing my charging problems and what I could try do about it? I am thinking of using a slightly more stout charger to see if thats the issue, the iPad charger is 0.5A stronger and its a much bigger, more robust looking thing. The Nokia 1.5A charger seems rather too lightweight. I may also try signing up to the dev preview and get Windows Phone 8,1 on there (They are taking far too long with that, why announce in early spring only to not actually be ready at all>?) and see if that has any affect.
If, on occasion, the phone does recognise that you have plugged in the charger then it will begin charging. However, at some random time later it will stop charging. Then you will hear a small vibration, just like you get when you plug the charger in (to acknowledge the charger) and it will begin charging again. Often, this will happen numerous times in quick succession, like you are repeatedly unplugging and replugging in the charger like an *****, except its the phone deciding to acknowledge.re-acknowledge the charger.
Additionally, when it does charge for longer periods of time instead of the charging rate climbing linearly to the usual maximum of about 25%/hr and then remaining there until full (this is checked with a battery monitor app called battery and this is how it used to behave when I first got it) it is very erratic, spiking up or down between different charging rates seemingly at random.
On a few occasions now the phone appears to actually discharge by 3-5% shortly after plugging in, before it begins to re-charge. That one is baffling I have to say.
This is the second 1520 I have had after my first had terrible screen backlighting issues. This one now seems to have charging issues. The phone doesn't charge at all in the car using a 1A cig-lighter to USB plug so I don't bother anymore (not that I use it at all frequently in the car). Also has the annoying screen touch issue where it records scrolls as taps.
Never had issues like this with a phone for a long time. I had Apple phones from 3G through to 5 and not a single one put a foot wrong. These Nokia phones don't seem to possess the same level of engineering or quality and my patience is wearing thin. Not a great first WinPhone experience it has to be said.
Anyone got any ideas what could be causing my charging problems and what I could try do about it? I am thinking of using a slightly more stout charger to see if thats the issue, the iPad charger is 0.5A stronger and its a much bigger, more robust looking thing. The Nokia 1.5A charger seems rather too lightweight. I may also try signing up to the dev preview and get Windows Phone 8,1 on there (They are taking far too long with that, why announce in early spring only to not actually be ready at all>?) and see if that has any affect.
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