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Samsung Galaxy S: Phone wont charge, and it used to be really hard to charge?

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 01:49:35 -0700

Hey, I have a samsung galaxy S. I've had it about 2 years and before that it was someones elses for maybe a year or two.

Anyway, about a year ago it was quite hard to charge and I had to sometimes put it on a certain angle for it to charge but eventually that went away after a month and started charging normally again.

But recently its been really difficult to charge and now it wont charge at all! I've tried scraping the usb port for lint and I've tried taking out the battery and I use all sorts of different chargers so that isn't the problem (unless its because I'm using off-brand chargers?)

I have dropped my phone quite a lot too so that could be the problem but I'm not sure..

I'd like to be able to fix it without going to a repair shop but I will if its necessary

Thanks! :)

⟐ Commented March 31, 2016 at 1:49 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: The device is not turning on after screen cracked and broken

Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:50:56 -0700

Some years ago i have dropped my phone (Galaxy S i9000) to the ground and obviously the glass was cracked.

The problem is that the phone is not turning on!

I have changed the entire display Super AMOLED but the phone not turn on!

It's died and when i use the mainboard externally with the charger (without is not do anything) i feels that is very very hot but the soft touch keys is turning on... no display, no sound and nothing, only overheating a lot...

Any suggestion? :(

⟐ Commented December 27, 2015 at 10:50 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: la carte mere a été cassé .comment réparer

Mon, 28 Sep 2015 22:51:54 -0700

comment réparer la carte mere de samsung galaxy s1

⟐ Answered September 28, 2015 at 22:51 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: My phone wont turn on

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 15:39:05 -0700

I have a galaxy s not sure the make but model says sch i500 so I've tried everything to get IT to turn on and IT won't do anything unless it's plugged in then only the battery indicater light comes on what do I do

⟐ Answered December 29, 2016 at 15:39 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: Display is "black" although phone powers up, rings, etc.

Sun, 01 Jun 2014 22:09:02 -0700

Same problem as the person on this link:

"I think I cut the display cable"

Just a followup question, please, as I have the same problem. Does your comment "Yup, looks like you will need a new one. It looks like the cable is an integrated part of the screen and not replaceable by itself" mean that replacing the screen in fact also automatically takes care of the broken cable?

I ask because I don't want to spend the money having the screen replaced only to find out that the cable is a seperate issue--as I can only find local and distant repairs for screen only-- and that I have to then go ahead and buy a new phone. Thanks!

⟐ Answered June 01, 2014 at 22:09 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: Bad black ink leak n smashed screen

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 08:45:51 -0700

Hi friends, i have such a black ink leak on my smashed screen its completely covered the surface now and although cell works i cant use it ..what parts do i need to replace to fix please? S.C

⟐ Commented March 05, 2020 at 8:45 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: user fault not kernel panic upload mode

Wed, 23 May 2018 05:05:49 -0700

Hello , please i need help

when i turn my phone on , my phone says " '''user fault not kernel panic upload mode " please help me to slove this probl

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⟐ Answered May 23, 2018 at 5:05 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: I Don't have a icon for my update?

Mon, 21 Jul 2014 08:39:30 -0700

i have been deleting some icons i don't use and i have accidentally deleted my update icon and now i cant update my samsung galaxy s i have tried all sorts and tried downloading kies but no luck please can you help me

⟐ Answered July 21, 2014 at 8:39 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: No mobile carrier available

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:24:07 -0700

My Samsung 3g galaxy s will not let me make or receive calls or texts. Error message “no mobile carriers available" keeps coming up. Help! How can I fix this?

⟐ Commented March 06, 2019 at 8:24 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: What do if my phone won't turn on?

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 18:45:54 -0700

So just today I got my Battery off Walmart that I ordered well when it came in the mail today and when I put it in and charged it for two and half hours it never turned on. I took it to walmart and they gave me a micro charger I plugged it up, An hour later I went to go turn it on I sat for five or more mins. and it never turned on, Plz help me we are going to Verizon to see what they can do, Plz help me

⟐ Answer accepted September 26, 2018 at 18:45 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: looking for motherboard, looked everywhere...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 15:06:43 -0700

Looking for a canadian motherboard for above phone looked on ebay ali express amazon.. any ideas ? Also looking for power Key.

⟐ Commented February 14, 2021 at 15:06 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: info to troubleshoot at component level, like schematic, test points

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 14:31:16 -0700

Where can I find a service manual so that I can troubleshoot a Samsung Galaxy 5 down to the component level. Need schematic, test points, etc.

⟐ Commented February 16, 2020 at 14:31 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: Recover my voice reacorder

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 23:15:31 -0700

Hello

My phone broke so that just turn on or turn off!

I want to recover my voice recorder,how can I?!

⟐ Answered October 09, 2019 at 23:15 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: My phone will not make or receive calls

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 12:59:16 -0700

Everything else works , not this tried everything

⟐ Answered August 05, 2019 at 12:59 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: How can I download pictures to my Apple laptop?

Sat, 12 Jan 2019 13:21:56 -0700

Since my Samsung Galaxy 5 phone does NOT have a separate image card, how do I download images to Apple computers?

⟐ Answered January 12, 2019 at 13:21 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: Does the last letter in the part number matter?

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 19:02:55 -0700

I ordered a charging port replacement for a S5 and the part model on the board itself says SM-G900W and I got a SM-G900T. I installed the part and the charging port works now but the microphone doesn’t during calls (except on speakerphone, which uses the secondary microphone). I am not sure what the issue may be as the only difference between the parts seems to be the last letter.

Any repair shops out there able to explain if the last letter on the part number matters or how do you determine which part is the right one.

⟐ Commented August 21, 2018 at 19:02 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: Where have most of my pictures gone?

Wed, 30 May 2018 20:12:14 -0700

Today, when I clicked on "gallery", 95% of my pictures are gone. Whether I select Time or Album, they are nearly all gone. The only thing I have done lately (yesterday) is add a WiFi range extender (Netgear N300), but supposedly it has WPS security... I have a hostile neighbor, and the first I thought is that they may have gotten into my phone. Is that possible ???

⟐ Answer accepted May 30, 2018 at 20:12 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: Does not recognise sim card installed

Sat, 05 May 2018 02:16:45 -0700

Samsung Galaxy S does not recognise any sim card. Previous sim card got stuck & now maybe area has been damaged. Any advise?

⟐ Commented May 05, 2018 at 2:16 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: Why did my phone start doing a download, and it will not turn back on

Fri, 04 May 2018 18:07:27 -0700

My phone which is a Galaxy S, decided to do start doing some kind of download...not sure why, or what it was about, but it said not to shut it off. The battery was low at the time, so I plugged it in, and it is was on for at least 4 hours, while the phone was plugged in...eventually the phone just shut off, and now it will not turn back on.

I have tried to remove the battery, and put it back in, I have also tried to hold to hold down both buttons at the same time, but nothing.

Not very happy right now.

⟐ Answered May 04, 2018 at 18:07 MST

Samsung Galaxy S: My Power Button damaged >> can't power on my device

Fri, 04 May 2018 18:03:03 -0700

can i have another way to turn on my device ??

⟐ Answered May 04, 2018 at 18:03 MST