Can't power-off while charging battery

[Andrew_12191a]

I have a question for you all:

Are you able to switch your WP8 phone completely off while you charge you battery?
When I switch off my phone and plug my charger in to it, my phone starts to reboot again. Can't switch it off while I'm on netpower.
Is this a Samsung Ativ S bug or is that also on other phones like a Nokia Lumia?

 

[eYinka]

Really do not know why this is a problem in Lumias. Sometimes, one would want the phone off and still want to charge it. Unfortunately, the phone turns in each time you plug in the charger.

Sent from my Lumia 720 using Tapatalk.

 

[Ashish Saraf1]

I have a question for you all:

Are you able to switch your WP8 phone completely off while you charge you battery?
When I switch off my phone and plug my charger in to it, my phone starts to reboot again. Can't switch it off while I'm on netpower.
Is this a Samsung Ativ S bug or is that also on other phones like a Nokia Lumia?

This is not a bug but a feature incorporated in the OS.
Only htc wp are able to charge while being off

sent either from my Nokia Lumia 820 or HTC Desire HD

 

[Ashish Saraf1]

Really do not know why this is a problem in Lumias. Sometimes, one would want the phone off and still want to charge it. Unfortunately, the phone turns in each time you plug in the charger.

Sent from my Lumia 720 using Tapatalk.

You can put your phone in airplane mode and recharge...!!

sent either from my Nokia Lumia 820 or HTC Desire HD

 

[Andrew_12191a]

Really do not know why this is a problem in Lumias. Sometimes, one would want the phone off and still want to charge it. Unfortunately, the phone turns in each time you plug in the charger.

Sent from my Lumia 720 using Tapatalk.

I have exactly the same with my Samsung Ativ S.

 

[Andrew_12191a]

You can put your phone in airplane mode and recharge...!!

sent either from my Nokia Lumia 820 or HTC Desire HD

That didn't work for me.

 

[metalchick719]

It's not a "problem" or a "bug." Windows Phones don't power off while you're charging them. If your issue is that you're going to bed while you're charging overnight or something, just put it on silent.

 

[OzRob]

That didn't work for me.

What didn't work for you? Was it that you couldn't get the phone to go into airplane mode, or when it was airplane mode it wouldn't charge?

 

[Kebero]

What didn't work for you? Was it that you couldn't get the phone to go into airplane mode, or when it was airplane mode it wouldn't charge?

I think he misunderstood what you were saying.

 

[Andrew_12191a]

What didn't work for you? Was it that you couldn't get the phone to go into airplane mode, or when it was airplane mode it wouldn't charge?

Can't switch it off when my phone is in airplane-mode and recharge it. I'll guess I have to live with that

 

[JonnieLasVegas]

Yes, this is one of the most annoying things about non HTC windows phones! I really wish you could have that option. And options are always better than not having options.

 

[ThaKrazyOne]

It sucks that you cannot shut off the phone to charge it. I've learned to live with it and just drop the volume down 50%.

 

[OLUBAJO KAYODE]

My HTC 8X is still not charging while powered off even after GDR3 Update

 

[brianchris]

I purchased one of the first Windows Phone 7 models available, on the first day that Windows Phone devices were first available in November of 2010. I tried to live with not being able to turn my phone off while charging overnight, and did so past my 14 day return period. Ultimately, the lack of such a *basic* feature led me to switch to Android upon me becoming eligible to upgrade my phone on contract one or two years later.

Powering off *should* mean powering *off*......it's just that simple! We can talk about *workarounds* forever, such as:
-Airplane mode (but what about calendar alarms, especially those midnight contacts' birthday alarms, in addition to other locally stored alarms?).
-Silent mode (but there is no *quick* way to put a Windows Phone device in silent mode.....you have to dive into the settings each night and turn off "vibrate" and then turn off "ring." Next, in the morning, don't forget to repeat those steps in reverse, especially if you rely on vibrate mode to feel notifications etc. while the phone is in your pocket).

Bottom line: No good workarounds exists. How about just being able to turn off the phone while charging, like every other cellphone platform in existence (smartphone or dumb-phone). Either that, or explain to us why it is a *desirable* feature to *not* have the choice to keep your phone powered off while charging.

Oversight? Just a simple feature request? Doubtful......the latest Windows Phone devices *still* can not be powered off while charging to this day. I guess this isn't a big enough "bug" (and it is a bug, not a "feature") that enough people care about for Microsoft to have fixed in 3.5 years of the Windows Phone platforms' existence. That is obvious, but there is at least *one* person out there who would love to be using a Windows Phone device, but can't for this reason.

 

[o0Nighthawk0o]

Amazing the things people will complain about.

What exactly is the difference between powering the phone off while charging and putting it in silent mode while charging?

 

[OzRob]

What exactly is the difference between powering the phone off while charging and putting it in silent mode while charging?

As the previous poster mentioned, there's no quick and easy way of going from normal (sound + vibrate) to silent. You either have to turn vibrate off permanently or go through a few steps to go from normal to silent.

I think I read that the 8.1 update will fix this by providing better toggling of sound modes.

 

[My1Penny]

My reasons why I would like to be able to power the phone off when charging:
Firstly, any phone will charge much faster when not switched on while charging. Secondly, if I charge my phone overnight and it is placed next to my bed (I use it as an alarm clock), there is a completely un-necessary dose of radiation that I am exposed to and would like to have a choice to avoid.

 

[Loco5150]

Yup, WPs cannot charge when off, why no one probably knows.

You can put your device in to flight mode. No radiation and faster charge.

 

[Paul Verizzo]

Much adoo about nothing. Yes, your phone will take a bit longer to charge. With the screen off, your phone will use some 3% battery per hour. Insignificant in charging time.

Turn your phone over and shut off the ringer. Sheesh. It's in settings somewhere. Or, 8.1 lets you select Quiet Hours in Settings. You can then allow selected contacts to ring through. Pretty slick.

 

[OzRob]

My reasons why I would like to be able to power the phone off when charging:
Firstly, any phone will charge much faster when not switched on while charging. Secondly, if I charge my phone overnight and it is placed next to my bed (I use it as an alarm clock), there is a completely un-necessary dose of radiation that I am exposed to and would like to have a choice to avoid.

You're aware, of course, that all phones with Lithium-based batteries are actually on while charging - they need to be in order to supervise the charging process. The difference is that typically Android (don't know about iPhone) boots into a special charging mode where all the radios and the screen is off - sort of like what some may call a 'flight' mode. If you put your Windows Phone into flight mode it will effectively charge in pretty much the same way as an Android device - no radiation and no degrading of charge time.