Battery drains on HTC Evo while plugged in

[robsinger24]

Starting recently, my Sprint HTC Evo (1st Generation) began draining its battery either while plugged in or while shut down. Examples:

1. I turned the phone off with a full charge when I boarded a plane and when I turned it back on about 2 hours later, it had 15% charge.

2. Last night I plugged the phone into the charger and it said "70% charged". When I woke up and checked the phone (while plugged in), it said "Charged" and the battery icon was fully green. As soon as I unplugged it, it went yellow and about 10 seconds later said "Battery at 15%. Charge battery" (or something like that).

Both of these issues have become chronic. I need to either do a restart or pull the battery and hard boot for it to actually hold a charge. I have read other strings and some notes:

1. I have tried multiple chargers, multiple outlets, and even just using USB to my computer
2. Once I reboot the phone, I can use the exact same charger and get the phone to charge and hold its charge. So it is not a dead battery nor a bad charger issue.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[anthony2558]

Sounds pretty bad. Have you tried CPU Spy to see if anything has your CPU pegged to the maxx? I would give that a whirl. You stated that you did a battery pull and after that your were golden, right? Maybe a bad app? Try the CPU spy and see what you find. Also dowloand Gsam Battery monitor from the market and check that out.

 

[tube517]

Your USB charging port could be bad. If you used multiple chargers and batteries, it sounds like it's loose/broken. This is a common issue on the OG EVO

 

[OperationA7X]

Or, something is fried or shorted.

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