[Android Central Question]

After having my phone for a year and a half, one night not only didn't it charge, but it went from a 75 percent charge to a 30 percent charge when I wasn't even using it (and it was plugged in to a wall socket). I looked on this site for answers, and tried some of the things suggested (restart, holding start for 30 seconds), however, when I plug the phone in to charge, it doesn't indicate it's charging (like it used to . . . little "charging" message at the bottom of the screen), only when I turn the phone off, then it indicates it's charging...showing a battery and at what percent it is . . . , but then it doesn't charge nearly as quickly as it did the day before (took 8 hours to go from about 9 percent to 91 percent turned off).

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Have you already tried a different charging cable and plug?

[Rukbat]

If it's not the charger or the cable, it's usually a bad battery.