BEEP! Annouing beep whole night while wireless charging.

[thenorthwest22]

I came to this thread with the same hopes of getting answers about the beeping. I have found no pattern to it. At first I thought the beeping was related to the phone charging but I have found it is random and sometimes it will beep every 3 seconds then sometimes it will beep every 30 seconds and so on. It is driving me crazy! If I'm watching a video you can hear the beep over the audio, when my phone is on vibrate the beep turns into a buzz. I have looked and tried every setting possible even if the setting has nothing to do with audio. I haven't had a chance to go into a tmobile store (my provider) but that is the only place where I think I will get answers. I thought I should share my story because alot of comments I've seen online in response to this problem are not helpful and if it isn't happening to your phone I don't think you can understand it. It isn't a matter of simply putting your phone on silent. That doesn't work. Good luck! (Also blocking mode did not work for me! I have a samsung note II btw)

 

[cagdasoneren]

I use Zens wireless charging kit for my note2 and my wife SIII. This sound and notification problem solution is very easy but root is necessary.

First root your phone.
Then install root explorer app or similar file manager for root partion.
Then go system/media/audio/ui
in this file some UI sound and notification files you can delete or rename 3 or 4 files about battery. example.( batterycaution, etc.)

This is solve your problem. Or other solution:
Root your phone
install xposed Installer from here :[FRAMEWORK ONLY!] Xposed - ROM modding without modifying APKs (2.1.4)(12.05.2013) - xda-developers
Then press install/update reboot phone then install xposed tweakbox module. in this model enable/disable battery full notification under battery menu.

 

[Rockbeast]

Steve-
I use three touchstone daily with my S3. One at home, one at work and one mounted in my car. I bought the wireless charging back from Ebay( Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 Wireless Charge Back Cover White | eBay ), It works great! Charges faster than the stock charger that came with the phone.

I think Steve was asking about the Qi standard wireless charging pads/devices. It is a different 'system' or standard that won't work with the Touchstones. I too have the Palm Touchstone Galaxy S3 compatible battery cover/back like you, and it works pretty well, although it is hard to get it to charge/stay on the Touchstone with any kind of case. The Qi charging standard system will allow a slightly greater distance between the induction coils. For the Palm Touchstone, the distance between the coils has to be within 3mm. For the Qi system, it can be 5mm. There is a patch you can purchase and install inside your standard S3 back battery cover, similar to the Palm Touchstone patch inside the ones we got off of ebay. Because of the ability to charge (hopefully) though a case, I'm thinking about going for it. Right now, I can just get a charge going with my ZooGue Social case. Any thicker, it won't charge.

 

[charlier180]

I think Steve was asking about the Qi standard wireless charging pads/devices. It is a different 'system' or standard that won't work with the Touchstones. I too have the Palm Touchstone Galaxy S3 compatible battery cover/back like you, and it works pretty well, although it is hard to get it to charge/stay on the Touchstone with any kind of case. The Qi charging standard system will allow a slightly greater distance between the induction coils. For the Palm Touchstone, the distance between the coils has to be within 3mm. For the Qi system, it can be 5mm. There is a patch you can purchase and install inside your standard S3 back battery cover, similar to the Palm Touchstone patch inside the ones we got off of ebay. Because of the ability to charge (hopefully) though a case, I'm thinking about going for it. Right now, I can just get a charge going with my ZooGue Social case. Any thicker, it won't charge.

I recently decided to take the plunge and buy a QI Compliant wireless charger after reading some of the reviews. While some of the reviews were not positive the one review from the owner of a S3 using an Otterbox Defender case caught my eye.
$42.46 Qi Inductive Wireless Charging Upgrade Kit for Samsung Galaxy S3 - US plug / works with i9300 / i9308 / i939 / i535 at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Anyway, this product does indeed ship from Hong Kong. A couple days after ordering it I found out that the item was out of stock but would be in stock in a couple of days. Even with being out of stock and shipping from Hong Kong I received the unit in 11 days (counting weekends). It shipped on a Thursday and I received it in Eastern Pennsylvania the following Monday. Not bad for free shipping. So after a few days of using this charger here are my observations:

The first thing I noticed was that the wireless charging pad that is placed on top of the S3 battery inside the S3 does not add much, if any thickness, to the S3.
In fact, it allows me to use the STOCK S3, plastic rear cover and not some thicker separate cover I had to pay for. Even more important to me is the fact that my S3 fits inside my Otterbox Defender (OBD) case (both the plastic front and rear case and the silicone cover that goes over the back of the plastic case).

Now for the important stuff....This wireless charger will charge my S3 through the OBD case but I found that it does matter how one positions the S3 on the charging pad.
For some people (using the full OBD case) this may be a deal-breaker. For me, I could care less. What I found out is that my S3 will only charge reliably if I lay it across the charging pad cross-wise (9 o'clock to 3 o'clock). If I place it squarely on top of the charging pad so that it covers the entire pad (12 o'clock to 6 'o'clock), the S3 charges for a while then stops charging then starts charging again. After further experimentation, I found that if I remove the OBD Silicone cover the S3 will charge without starting and stopping
when I place it squarely on top of the charging pad so that it covers the entire pad (12 o'clock to 6 'o'clock). For me, that is not an option since removing and re-installing the silicone case every time I charge the S3 is a PITA and will stretch it in no time. For those here not using a case as thick as the OBD case, you S3 will most likely charge just fine when placed squarely on top of the charging pad so that it covers the entire pad (12 o'clock to 6 'o'clock),

For those with concerns about the beeping sound when wireless charging at night you will not have that problem with this charging system as long as you turn off the sound for notifications before going to bed (settings/sound/volume/notifications). I do this every night before going to bed anyway because I do not want text messages or emails I receive waking me up with the notification sound. As long as I turn off the notification sound, my S3 does not beep drops below 100% charger and begins charging again.

For those with concerns about the S3 screen coming on when the S3 drops below 100% charge and begins charging again this unit DOES DO THAT. I turn the brightness of my S3's screen down at night and have it on the far side on my nightstand so this does not bother me. Sometimes I just turn off my S3 and night before going to bed and charging it which is another way for me to deal with the screen coming on when the S3 starts charging.

Observations when Charging:

- The S3 does Ring when it receives an incoming call.
- If one has the notification sounds turned on for texts or emails the S3 will make those sounds when texts or emails are received
- The S3's wireless hotspot works fine to connect to my laptop
- Bluetooth connection to my Jambox works fine when I play music
- The S3 will charge the battery when running the wifi hotspot and playing music via bluetooth not just stop the battery charge from dropping
- The Battery temperature, the charging pad temperature and power adapter can get warm. How warm seems to depend on whether or not I am running the wifi hotspot and or bluetooth on the S3.
- The battery, the charging pad and power adapter do not appear to get nearly as warm if I am just charging the S3 and not using it at the same time.
- When not charging but still plugged in the charging pad is not very warm at all. The adapter is not all that warm either when not charging.
- The charging pad has tiny plastic feet and does not have rubber feet so it will slide on a smooth surface and possibly scratch furniture if one drags it across a wood desk, take, etc.
I use an old mouse pad under the charging pad so it does not slide on or scratch the surface I have it sitting on.

Misc Stuff:

- When the S3 reaches a full charge the battery stops charging, the green charging light on the charging pad goes off and the screen on the S3 comes on. After a minute the screen goes off (as per my screen timeout setting)
When the S3 battery's charge drops below 100% the battery starts charging, the S3's screen will turn on, the S3 will beep (if the notification sound is turned on) and the green charging light on the charging pad goes on.
- I am running Android Version 4.1.2, Baseband Version I535VRBMF1
- I paid $42.46 US Dollars using my paypal account for this unit.

Sorry for the LONG post. I hope some here find this information useful. Wireless charging may not be the answer for everyone. This particular unit seems to fit my needs, it may or may not fit yours. The only question I have not is how long this unit will last. I guess time will tell.

As always, your mileage may vary so don't shoot the messenger if this unit does not work for you.

 

[Rockbeast]

Charlie,

Thank you for your long post...I like all the great info. This is encouraging. I have an OBD and knowing it is possible to use it on the Qi charger is good. That means, probably most any other case will work well. Currently I have a thin ZooGUE case that is working very well, but when I'm in rougher environments, I like to use something like my OBD. My belt clip broke though, so it isn't as good for me now.

The special Palm Touchstone compatible back I have is just a regular S3 back with the touchstone compatible induction coil patch attached on the inside and lined up with the special contacts the S3 has. It may add a millimeter or two to the thickness...but really it is more like a slight bulge. My S3 doesn't sit completely flat, it rocks back and forth a little bit when I lay it down. How does yours lay with the Qi patch installed.

 

[charlier180]

Rockbeast,

When I tried the S3 back that Verizon was selling, with their wireless charging system that back was physically bigger and would not fit in my OBD. Looks like you Palm Touchstone back is not the same.

When I installed the Qi patch that came with the kit I bought I just laid it on the back of the battery and snapped the S3 cover on. Did not even use the adhesive strip that is on the Qi patch. I do not even see a bulge in the back of the S3 case. For the most part, my S3 (in the OBD case) sits flat. If I push on the top or bottom it will rock just a little since those parts of the OBD case are curved.

Since my original post I have had to fine tune exactly where on the charging pad I place my S3. Seems it can get somewhat finicky about charging (with the silicon case on) if I just place it just anywhere on the pad. If the silicon case is not on the OBD then it seems to charge without having to be in a certain place on the pad.

Another thing I noticed is the difference in battery temperature when charging using the wireless charger versus the Samsung OEM plug in charger.
When charging wireless and running the hotspot I have seen battery temp as high as 42 degrees Celsius. When charging with the plug in charger and running hotspot the battery temp is around 36 degrees Celsius. (FYI temp measurements are from the "Phone info" app I have). When using my S3 in the car while charging and the S3 is in the sun I have found that the S3 will STOP charging because the battery temperature is too high (S3 shows message). Have not been able to check battery temp with S3 in sun in car. Want to do that sometime.

 

[Zudnic]

For me, I don't use audible notifications so Settings -> My Device -> Sound -> Volume -> Notifications, set the slider to zero, works to at least disable the beep for Qi wireless charging.

 

[GSDer]

Or you could press either Volume rocker once, and when the volume slider is shown just select the gear icon on the right of the slider, then make your adjustment accordingly.

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[AcaiBowl]

I have two Tylt VU chargers and another cheap QI wireless charger that I bought on eBay.

My VU charger is silent (no beeps) but on the other hand it wakes me up in the middle of the night by making my phone to turn on the display and vibrating when is completely charged.

The cheap QI charger works great. The way it should. It beeps only when I put my phone to charge and that's it.

So you should definitely choose your QI charger carefully before you buy it.

My cheap Qi charger from eBay.
Qi Wireless Charger Charging Pad Receiver for Samsung Galaxy Note III 3 N9005 | eBay

 

[marclamb]

May be a little too late for you but I have seen this issue posted on several sites and I would like to post a workaround. First you need to download an app called Trigger (I paid $2.99 for it) from the play store. Create a new task e.g. "Charge Complete" that acts when the charger disconnects. After that I just added two tasks to "Charge Complete": Notification Volume set to 0 and Disable Notification Light. It got rid of the beeps that wake me up whenever the charge is done. You should also be able to set the "Charge Complete" task to only function during certain times, i.e. at night.

 

[Chris Slater]

Re: BEEP! Annoying beep whole night while wireless charging.

SORTED! And it's very easy.

Turn the charger upside down and remove the cover using a jeweller's flat-bladed screwdriver or two. Identify the speaker - with the connector towards you it's a black 7.5mm square block, centred 20mm away from it and offset to the right. It has solder points at each corner. You'll see a slot facing towards the LED. Insert a jeweller's screwdriver into the slot and flip the lid off. Inside you'll see the metal diaphragm, remove it and replace the cover - or chuck it out along with the diaphragm.

For those who complain about it beeping frequently, it's likely that the phone isn't square on to the charger. You won't get this warning after defeating the beep. While the LED turns from green to blue when properly aligned, the phone hides it from a normal viewing angle so you need to be able to place the phone in a fixed position on the charger. Blue-tack the charging pad in a position where you can place the phone aligned with a back and side wall or something similar.