How to know when phone is fully charged on first charge?

[Guest WinterWonderland]

Hi Guys

I just plugged in my brand new blade into the charger at 6:15pm uk time and the phone turned on by itself. I switched it off again but it just powered itself back up again so I thought oh that must be how it charges i guess. Is that normal?

The arrow (the 3 buttons along the bottom home menu and arrow) is red still and my battery on screen has a ? over it so I really dunno if the battery is charged or what is going on with it.

Can anyone tell me how I would know?

Thanks

[Guest deanhiggins2]

Hi Guys

I just plugged in my brand new blade into the charger at 6:15pm uk time and the phone turned on by itself. I switched it off again but it just powered itself back up again so I thought oh that must be how it charges i guess. Is that normal?

The arrow (the 3 buttons along the bottom home menu and arrow) is red still and my battery on screen has a ? over it so I really dunno if the battery is charged or what is going on with it.

Can anyone tell me how I would know?

Thanks

It will charge with it off and the battery will have a lightning bolt in it to show it charging. If the phone is off and charging the far right button will go green. this may help battery recalibration

Edited January 18, 2011 by deanhiggins2

[Guest rbbrslmn]

Hi Guys

I just plugged in my brand new blade into the charger at 6:15pm uk time and the phone turned on by itself. I switched it off again but it just powered itself back up again so I thought oh that must be how it charges i guess. Is that normal?

The arrow (the 3 buttons along the bottom home menu and arrow) is red still and my battery on screen has a ? over it so I really dunno if the battery is charged or what is going on with it.

Can anyone tell me how I would know?

Thanks

new lithium ion batterys dont need a longer first charge, if it says 100% then its fully charged, simple as that

[Guest WinterWonderland]

it will charge with it off and the battery will have a lightning bolt in it to show it charging if the phone is off and charging the far right button will go green

;)

How do you turn the phone off though.... if i power it off it just boots itself back up again?

The battery icon when the phone is powered on is grey with a ? in the middle which is s*** as I have no idea whats going on with the battery.

The only indicator something is actually happening is the far right button being red.

:) Not a good start with this phone!

[Guest WinterWonderland]

new lithium ion batterys dont need a longer first charge, if it says 100% then its fully charged, simple as that

As i say it has a ? no percentages whatsoever

the thing wont even stay turned off, it keeps powering itself back up

Edited January 18, 2011 by WinterWonderland

[Guest Azurren]

As i say it has a ? no percentages whatsoever

the thing wont even stay turned off, it keeps powering itself back up

Unplug it, take the battery out, put it back in.

(Still should be off)

Then plug in the charger

(The back button should light up red, still should be off)

If it turns on at any of the above steps without pressing the power button.. Think about handing it back to orange, it maybe a "minor" fault but these tend to manifest into a big problem further down the line.. Usually when the warranty runs out ;)

No not a good start :)

[Guest WinterWonderland]

Unplug it, take the battery out, put it back in.

(Still should be off)

Then plug in the charger

(The back button should light up red, still should be off)

If it turns on at any of the above steps without pressing the power button.. Think about handing it back to orange, it maybe a "minor" fault but these tend to manifest into a big problem further down the line.. Usually when the warranty runs out ;)

No not a good start :)

Followed your suggestions and got it now to stay turned off but there is no on screen indicator about whats going on.... only a solid red arrow on the right hand side.

Is the charger meant to be a mains plug with a USB female connector? Thats what ive got and im wondering if it is even the right thing.

Edited January 18, 2011 by WinterWonderland

[Guest feckineejit]

Followed your suggestions and got it now to stay turned off but there is no on screen indicator about whats going on.... only a solid red arrow on the right hand side.

Is the charger meant to be a mains plug with a USB female connector? Thats what ive got and im wondering if it is even the right thing.

thats what you should have, a red arrow, when its charged the arrow will turn green, and yes that is the proper charger that comes with the phone, it can also be used to connect to the computer.

Edited January 19, 2011 by feckineejit

[Guest Azurren]

thats what you should have, a red arrow, when its charged the arrow will turn green, and yes that is the proper charger that comes with the phone, it can also be used to connect to the computer.

Yeah, much better imo because now you have a USB charger to charge almost anything :)

Like above the light will turn green when fully charged but don't expect full battery life yet! You'll need to go through several cycles (Of using the phone as normal, running it down and re-charging) before the battery will hold it's maximum charge ;)

[Guest sumdumguy]

I always get the feeling that my battery doesn't charge to 100% properly when turned on, the first 10% drops quickly.

If I turn it off and charge, it will charge for a good further half hour or more, then the first 10% lasts well.

I have done the battery recalibration thing too, but made no difference it always charges for longer when powered off.

[Guest rbbrslmn]

As i say it has a ? no percentages whatsoever

the thing wont even stay turned off, it keeps powering itself back up

settings>about phone>status

[Guest WinterWonderland]

Yeah, much better imo because now you have a USB charger to charge almost anything :)

Like above the light will turn green when fully charged but don't expect full battery life yet! You'll need to go through several cycles (Of using the phone as normal, running it down and re-charging) before the battery will hold it's maximum charge ;)

cheers got it all sorted now, icon showing a flash and everything when plugged into the usb to install the drivers here

:D