Recent content by Michael Ayling

No, it's not the voltage output that matters. What matters is that it's A Samsung charger. I have two Samsung chargers that work: the one that came in my Hong Kong Note box (5.3V) and my Australian Samsung charger (5.0V). iPad chargers with identical voltage and current output do not work...

This happened to me last week when I unboxed my new note. It was fine for a few hours until the kitkat upgrade finished. I found that the wattages of the chargers had no effect on this, but the problem went away when I started using Samsung brand chargers. Otherwise identical chargers from Apple...

I think it is a Samsung issue, as the Hong Kong Samsung charger that came with my tablet is 5.3V/2.0Amp. The iPad charger is 5.0V/2.0Amp, but the Australian Samsung charger is 5.0V/2.0Amp. I queried the Samsung guy why the iPad and Australian Samsung chargers with identical power and...

Today I went to my local Samsung dealer and bought a couple of Samsung 10W travel adapters, after trying them in the store. The adapter included with the tablet (with a HK/UK plug) also worked without the above issue. I have no idea why it should make sense that the Apple 12W charger would...

Thanks. I might just do that, as I just did a factory reset in the mean time and it made no difference, other than steal an hour of my life reconfiguring it.

I have a different charging issue. I don't get the red x indicating connection to a computer or faulty cable. My problem is that connecting any cable (including the ridiculously short Samsung cable) charges for about 30 seconds while in standby (screen off but tablet turned on), then the screen...

I don't often get the problem with the red cross, but my charging just shuts off after a few minutes, particularly if I put it in standby mode. The lightning bolt just disappears. To date I haven't tried the included plug because it is a Hong Kong plug and I didn't want to bother with adapters...

I bought some Samsung white in-ear earphones. I thought I had found the Holy Grail, until someone phoned me and they couldn't hear me talking. The mic doesn't work with Nexus 5. I don't like in-ear anyway due to the noise isolation, so I am almost at the point of using my old Apple earbuds (the...