Hello all,
Last summer, on vacation, my Samsung Galaxy S5 decided to have a meltdown. It started by intermittently flashing the warning about the charging cover, as if it had just been unplugged from power. Shortly afterwards, it began to complain that I couldn't use the power sharing feature without downloading an app from Samsung. Eventually, it wouldn't charge at all.
After all of this, I noticed that the stock battery (the one included with my S5) had begun to swell, so I popped it out and let it be. I tried to salvage files from the microSD card, but some had been corrupted, presumably from the power and battery issues.
Later, when I got back home, I ordered a new factory battery from Amazon, and used another S5 to charge it completely. After that I did a factory restore on my S5, after which the unit seemed fine. I used it for about a month after the factory restore with zero problems, so I decided it must have been a bad battery.
I had not loaded many apps on the phone during the testing period, because I was afraid it might melt down again, so I hadn't wanted to waste the time. Since it seemed to be working properly after a month, though, I decided to start customizing it again.
At about the same time, AT&T decided to upgrade Android to 6.0.1. The upgrade completed successfully, and the phone continued to work properly.
Then, a week or so later I put a microSD card back in. I bought a SanDisk Extreme Plus 64GB card from Best Buy and popped it in. Everything worked properly, and life was good.
The next day, the phone would not charge. If turned on, the phone completely ignored the power cable. If turned off, the phone would show a grey battery for a few seconds, then go blank.
I researched the issue, then tried removing the microSD card and wiping the cache partition. After that, charging worked again!
Although, I did notice that charging with the S5 turned off no longer has that particle effect of green blobs drifting towards the battery, just a single green dot over the home button - is this a change for Android 6.0.1, or does it mean something significant?
I waited a couple of days to make sure everything would continue to work properly, and it did, so I put the microSD card back in.
The next day, the phone would not charge, same symptoms as before. I popped the memory card out, but there was no change. I wiped the cache partition, and everything was happy and working again.
I am at a loss. If you're still reading this, thank you for your time. If you can think of any ideas about what's going on here, or have any suggestions about how to fix it, I'd love to hear them.
Thanks, everyone!
Last summer, on vacation, my Samsung Galaxy S5 decided to have a meltdown. It started by intermittently flashing the warning about the charging cover, as if it had just been unplugged from power. Shortly afterwards, it began to complain that I couldn't use the power sharing feature without downloading an app from Samsung. Eventually, it wouldn't charge at all.
After all of this, I noticed that the stock battery (the one included with my S5) had begun to swell, so I popped it out and let it be. I tried to salvage files from the microSD card, but some had been corrupted, presumably from the power and battery issues.
Later, when I got back home, I ordered a new factory battery from Amazon, and used another S5 to charge it completely. After that I did a factory restore on my S5, after which the unit seemed fine. I used it for about a month after the factory restore with zero problems, so I decided it must have been a bad battery.
I had not loaded many apps on the phone during the testing period, because I was afraid it might melt down again, so I hadn't wanted to waste the time. Since it seemed to be working properly after a month, though, I decided to start customizing it again.
At about the same time, AT&T decided to upgrade Android to 6.0.1. The upgrade completed successfully, and the phone continued to work properly.
Then, a week or so later I put a microSD card back in. I bought a SanDisk Extreme Plus 64GB card from Best Buy and popped it in. Everything worked properly, and life was good.
The next day, the phone would not charge. If turned on, the phone completely ignored the power cable. If turned off, the phone would show a grey battery for a few seconds, then go blank.
I researched the issue, then tried removing the microSD card and wiping the cache partition. After that, charging worked again!
Although, I did notice that charging with the S5 turned off no longer has that particle effect of green blobs drifting towards the battery, just a single green dot over the home button - is this a change for Android 6.0.1, or does it mean something significant?
I waited a couple of days to make sure everything would continue to work properly, and it did, so I put the microSD card back in.
The next day, the phone would not charge, same symptoms as before. I popped the memory card out, but there was no change. I wiped the cache partition, and everything was happy and working again.
I am at a loss. If you're still reading this, thank you for your time. If you can think of any ideas about what's going on here, or have any suggestions about how to fix it, I'd love to hear them.
Thanks, everyone!
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