[ab304945]

I have a car charger that is USB plug-in. My phone will not charge on it. I am using the same cord that i charge with in side my house, and My cousin has a samsung captivate and it charges from it so i know it works.


Any ideas on why it isnt working.

[mahalojunk]

In the past, when I was using GPS and tethering, I would lose charge even when plugged in. The problem was that the charger looked like a USB device instead of an AC device and was limiting the charge rate.

Try plugging the phone into the car, and go into Settings, About Phone, Status. The Battery Status should read "Charging (AC)" for the fastest charging. If it reads "Charging (USB)", it will only charge at some reduced rate, maybe 50%. If it doesn't show that it's charging at all, it's something else going on.

I eventually found this HTC charger that the Optimus sees as an AC device:

Amazon.com: HTC MyTouch Dual USB Car Port/Charger: Cell Phones & Accessories

Hopefully, this will be your fix. If not, maybe it will help someone else.

[epidenimus]

Not to neglect the obvious:
Make sure both the port and the charger connection are clean. Can-o-air usually works great.

There was also a thread not too long ago detailing the finicky requirements of ZVH.

[itfitz]

I just drove for four hours. When I left, I was at around 30% charge. I plugged into the car charger and about 10 minutes from home my battery was completely discharged and had 0% charge remaining. All contacts are clean. I plugged my phone into the AC adapter when I got home and 30 minutes later I'm at 65% charge. What the heck is going on with these car chargers???

[bolski]

Like a previous user stated, the USB car chargers that go off of your cigarette lighter outlet charge at a smaller rate than they would when using a wall charger.

It's good for charging your phone when you're not using it for anything like GPS navigation. Otherwise, even hooked up, it will drain when using GPS.

Playing music doesn't seem to create a problem.

In our car (an Avalon), we have a regular two-prong outlet. I find when I have the phone hooked up to that, it doesn't drain because it's using a wall outlet charger. Otherwise, I find that the cigarette charger can't keep up when using GPS.

[ab304945]

Forgot to reply. I have found the prob. Was the VH update that killed it.

When i upgraded to VJ it started to work. Also works on VD where i am at now

[parkerthomas2]

Hi, Can you tell me what that means? VH Or VD update?
Thanks.