Q. I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace (new as of Christmas) and would charge it in my car, using a USB adapter for the cig lighter. The adapter was actually made for our TomTom, but it worked with my phone and the usb chord that came with the phone. My husband took the TomTom and adapter with him to work out of town (for 3 months), so I bought a new adapter. It was cheap ($5 from Dollar General), but I thought I would try it, and it did not work, though the package said compatible with Samsung. So I went to Wal-Mart and got another one, also said compatible with Samsung. Also did not work. I thought maybe it was my chord, but I tried both on my moms phone (LG) and it worked. I can plug it into the computer and it will charge, I can plug it into the wall adapter (not USB, actual wall plug) and it works. Does anyone know why the adapters I bought will not charge my phone? I spend most of my time in the car and need a charger there!
A. It sounds like the pins in the chord may have bent some, where it will not connect to the power plug in the car and the phone. There is also a possibility that the pins in the phone are bent.
is it safe to use my black berry phone wall charger to charge my samsung continuum galaxy s phone?
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A. Hi Theodore:
The short answer is "yes", as long as the Blackberry model you refer to uses a Micro-USB connector the same size as your Samsung's. (There are several "Mini-USB" shapes [my Blackberry uses "Mini-" not "Micro-"], and the even-smaller "Micro-USB" which the Galaxy S-series requires.)
See the illustrated Wikipedia article covering both types of small USB connectors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_1.1#Mini_and_Micro_connectors
With the small-devices industry migrating over to the Micro-USB standard connector, even the European Union has mandated that all Micro-USB devices be able to use a "Common External Power Supply" or EPS (see the Wikipedia article on this topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_External_Power_Supply ).
New Y!A Contributor "Judy Zhu" is slightly off-base in her Answer: a few "smart phones" can query what device is connected to their USB ports, including the name-brand charger they were designed for (I had a Motorola/Verizon model that would "complain" about other chargers) but the +5VDC USB charging voltage is an industry standard, and a different charger won't damage your Samsung.
The only other difference between USB chargers are those (like Apple's iPod and iPhone chargers) that have smart-chips to know how to properly trickle-charge the special Lithium-Ion Polymer batteries that they use (70-80% full charge rate for about 2hrs, then trickle-charge another 2hr 'til fully-charged). Samsung has their own "quick charging" technology that allows rapid charging while the phone is "on".
You can also charge most mini-USB phones while plugged (or "sync'ed") into a running computer USB port (power-down the phone for best charging).
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
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Battery charging problem for Samsung Galaxy II?
Q. I bought extra new batteries for my cell phone online (about $3 ea) so I can have back ups for long trips etc. 3 diff batteries from 2 different suppliers. One is even a new Samsung battery. They all work when in the cell phone. They all charge when I take them out and stick them in the wall unit battery charger. However all the batteries (except the original battery) do not charge when they are in the cell phone and plugged directly to wall or computer using the cord that came with the phone. I get an error message. saying "battery disconnected" and/or an icon of a yellow yield sign with a small X in the corner. This does not happen with original battery. Its a hassle and may wear on the back of the phone to keep opening the back of the phone and taking batteries in and out. Why does this happen with the new batteries and not the original one? Is there a calibration thing I need to do..or a setting I need to change on the phone?
A. I would say its the batteries not having smart chips in them? Like the smart charge where they don't overcharge or at least your phone doesn't pick it up so it just doesn't charge it.
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Title : Samsung Galaxy Ace not charging in the car?
Description : Q. I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace (new as of Christmas) and would charge it in my car, using a USB adapter for the cig lighter. The adapter wa...