Full battery charge not 100%?

Skydog · 11-15-2011, 06:29 PM

Can others confirm what their battery percentage shows after a full charge? (Settings > Device) Mine has been fully charged for some time (green light) but will not advance beyond "94% battery remaining." Just wondering if I have a faulty battery.

jswinden · 11-15-2011, 06:31 PM

That sounds more like an Android thing. Android is kind of flaky at times when showing battery charge, at least on my phone and the rooted NookColor I had.

gweminence · 11-15-2011, 06:32 PM

mine fully charged

Skydog · 11-15-2011, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

That sounds more like an Android thing. Android is kind of flaky at times when showing battery charge, at least on my phone and the rooted NookColor I had.

Hmm. None of my Android devices have behaved like this.

I'll be curious to see if this is the case with others' Fires.

Skydog · 11-15-2011, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by gweminence

mine fully charged

Do you show 100%?

weatherman · 11-15-2011, 06:37 PM

On mine, the green light came on at 90% and continues to charge beyond that up to 96% so far, presumably going to 100%.

Skydog · 11-15-2011, 07:06 PM

I think it just takes a longer time to charge than other devices, at least in my experience. I unplugged it, did a reboot, powered off, then plugged in and it seemed to like that. It now shows 100%.

Blossom · 11-15-2011, 07:34 PM

This is an known issue with Android 2.3

I had hope it wouldn't be on the Fire but the Vox and Coby suffer from it too.

The Coby I sent back had a severe problem with keeping track.

It's just the battery percentage stops reporting correctly and a restart will fix it most of the time.

jswinden · 11-15-2011, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blossom

This is an known issue with Android 2.3

I had hope it wouldn't be on the Fire but the Vox and Coby suffer from it too.

The Coby I sent back had a severe problem with keeping track.

It's just the battery percentage stops reporting correctly and a restart will fix it most of the time.

Yes, my phone runs Android 2.3.4 and the battery level fluctuates wildly. It can show 90% charged then 10 minutes later show only 50% charged. Then I restart it and it shows 90% charged again. I also notice that it will charge up from say 50% to 90% very quickly then take a very long time to charge the rest of the way to 100%.

sirmaru · 11-15-2011, 08:14 PM

I just got mine half an hour ago. I'm going to charge it overnight. I notice with other devices the first charge should be longer than succeeding charges.

That will also bring the meter display to the maximum.

Blossom · 11-15-2011, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

Yes, my phone runs Android 2.3.4 and the battery level fluctuates wildly. It can show 90% charged then 10 minutes later show only 50% charged. Then I restart it and it shows 90% charged again. I also notice that it will charge up from say 50% to 90% very quickly then take a very long time to charge the rest of the way to 100%.

That's what the Coby Tablet did that I sent back.

I so hope the Fire does not have that issue. It was like a yo-yo. My phone is 2.2 Android and stable! No problems or issues.

monkeyluis · 11-16-2011, 12:25 PM

I think when it turns green maybe it's just an "Ok, now you have enough juice to use it." Leave it plugged in and it will charge to 100% though.

11-15-2011, 06:29 PM	#1
Skydog Wizard Posts: 2,286 Karma: 7409537 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Circling Earth @ Mach .83 Device: Elipsa 2E, Sage, Libra Colour, Libra 2, Clara 2E, Oasis3, Voyage	Full battery charge not 100%? Can others confirm what their battery percentage shows after a full charge? (Settings > Device) Mine has been fully charged for some time (green light) but will not advance beyond "94% battery remaining." Just wondering if I have a faulty battery.

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11-15-2011, 06:31 PM	#2
jswinden Nameless Being	That sounds more like an Android thing. Android is kind of flaky at times when showing battery charge, at least on my phone and the rooted NookColor I had.

11-15-2011, 06:32 PM	#3
gweminence Fat Guy Posts: 408 Karma: 24165 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kindle Voyage	mine fully charged

11-15-2011, 06:37 PM	#6
weatherman Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 1010052 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: (previous: Kindle 2, Kindle Fire) Kindle 4 WiFi, K3K, KPW	On mine, the green light came on at 90% and continues to charge beyond that up to 96% so far, presumably going to 100%.

11-15-2011, 07:06 PM	#7
Skydog Wizard Posts: 2,286 Karma: 7409537 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Circling Earth @ Mach .83 Device: Elipsa 2E, Sage, Libra Colour, Libra 2, Clara 2E, Oasis3, Voyage	I think it just takes a longer time to charge than other devices, at least in my experience. I unplugged it, did a reboot, powered off, then plugged in and it seemed to like that. It now shows 100%.

11-15-2011, 07:34 PM	#8
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	This is an known issue with Android 2.3 I had hope it wouldn't be on the Fire but the Vox and Coby suffer from it too. The Coby I sent back had a severe problem with keeping track. It's just the battery percentage stops reporting correctly and a restart will fix it most of the time.

11-15-2011, 08:14 PM	#10
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	I just got mine half an hour ago. I'm going to charge it overnight. I notice with other devices the first charge should be longer than succeeding charges. That will also bring the meter display to the maximum.

11-16-2011, 12:25 PM	#12
monkeyluis Banned Posts: 725 Karma: 656644 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Central Florida Device: iPad "3", Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire, iPhone 4S	I think when it turns green maybe it's just an "Ok, now you have enough juice to use it." Leave it plugged in and it will charge to 100% though.

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