OUR DIFFERENCES
Every so often, your Android or iOS device will not charge. Sadly, this is almost a normal thing for some people. There may be any of a number of reasons why this happens, but it should not be a cause for alarm. Knowing the cause of the possible failure, you can easily diagnose the problem and solve it yourself. If after trying to diagnose the problem, and your device still does not charge, then you can go to a Reasons your smartphone stopped charging and have it fixed for whatever problem it has. Of course, if you recently had some water damaged phone repair done, it is possible that your device might have problems charging.
1. Faulty charging cable. Most times it is just a faulty charging cable. There are two ways to find out if your cable is at fault. If your device does not charge when plugged in with a particular cable, try to use a different cell phone and charge it using your cable. If it also does not charge, it is most probably the cable. Alternatively, if you have a second cable, and you connect your phone to the charger with it and the charging LED lights up, then it is a cable problem. It is suggested that you dispose of the faulty charging cable so you won’t mix it up with a working cable.
2. Faulty charging unit. If you are using a charging unit which plugs into an electric outlet, try to connect your phone to a computer instead. If it charges when it connects to a computer’s USB port, then the charging unit might be at fault. For Apple iOS devices, there will be a message on the screen informing you that the charging device is not supported. When that message appears, that means you need to use a different charger. If this happened to me, I would be thinking of where the iPhone repair shops near me are located.
3. Check the USB ports. There are instances where the USB port is at fault. If the USB port on the computer or your device is loose, or the terminal does not have a snug fit, then it might not be connecting properly to charge your device. To diagnose this, try to connect to another computer, use a different cable, or use a different device. Any of these methods will show where the error is. Do not try to jangle the USB terminal while it is connected to the port. That would just damage the port even more. If you have a damaged screen, you might also encounter problems with your USB. It might be time to have a tablet screen repair personnel look at your device.
5. A Third-Party App. Even though every precaution is taken to ensure that apps are safe, not all apps could be tested for any unforeseen interaction with other apps. Google Play and Apple Store only verifies that apps are clean and will work with their devices. What they do not check is for any side-effect due to some other device, or if there are any conditions where it would have any adverse side-effect. If you recently installed an app and then suddenly your device does not charge, there is still something you can do to be sure. Restart your device to safe mode. You would have to check with your manufacturer or do some research on the internet to find the right key combination to enter safe mode. When in safe mode, you can choose to run the system apps without the third-party apps. If after running safe mode without third-party apps, and you are able to charge your battery, then an app is a culprit. Alternatively, you might want to consider turning off the mobile device when you charge it.
6. A Software Update. This is the same as a third-party app problem like above. However, software updates are done automatically, and you would not notice that your phone has been updated unless you check the notifications. For a software update, you can do a rollback to the cellphone state before the update.
7. A software crash. The problem with a software crash is that it is not supposed to happen on a mobile device. In most instances, the only way to know if a software crashed is if it was running and then suddenly disappeared. Otherwise, if the app was running in the background, there would be no way to find out if there was a software crash. In addition, it is hard to replicate a crash. This is one of the rare times that the only way to charge would be to turn your device off and on. Hopefully, the phone would charge after doing a restart.
8. Frayed cables. If you have a frayed cable, it would give you intermittent service. You can see that it is charging one minute, and then it does not charge anymore. Frayed cables are hard to fix. You can just use a different cable and dispose of the frayed or damaged cables.
9. The charging unit. The charging unit may not really be at fault. It is possible that it is not properly seated on the wall outlet. If the outlet is loose, it will not provide any electricity to the charging unit. Try to disengage the charging unit and then push it in again. Or just check that it is properly seated.
10. No power at the source. This might not be tricky, but it is also too obvious when you think about it. If you have a faulty wall outlet, it might not have any electricity. In the same token, if your USB port is defective, it will not deliver any juice.
