Why do I have an occasional charge failure?

[AC Question]

Occasional charge failure

I have had my Droid Turbo with Android 5.1 for about 6 months and recently it has begun to frequently refuse to charge on either the USB or official Verizon wireless charger.

I can set it on the wireless charger and both the charger and phone recognize each other, but in the morning...no charging has taken place.

I can usually force it to accept a charge by restarting the phone while on the charger.

Whassup?

 

[flybub]

Re: Occasional charge failure

I've noticed it as well. Not good when I wake up in the morning, phone is plugged into the stock charger, my phone isn't charging, and battery life is at 15%. Noticed it after the LP update.

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[Popat]

Experiencing the same problem. Verizon sent me a new phone stating that the turbo has been known to have this issue. Have gone through several different USB cords. Over time they all stop charging.

 

[jesta192]

Most Micro USB cables are very much garbage. Unfortunately, paying $5 for a charge cable means you get $5 worth of service out of it. I bought a decent 10' cable, and it lasted less than a week, even though it was pampered... Original shorty 3' Motorola cable charges fine (notwithstanding the slower charging problem introduced with Lollipop).