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Since the update onto 10.3.3.2137 my battery shows strange behavior... it shows like only 5% and after charging it for 10 minutes is on 85% but then again using the phone for 5 min back to red figures.
I did a full security wipe and then it only charged up to 85% - not more, even after 2 hrs and then after warm reset it went to 75% and would charge higher and again after a few minutes stand by its down to 10 %...
Any ideas and help is appreciated!
Check BlackBerry Virtual Expert and see what it says about your battery status. It happening after the update could just be coincidence.
I used this app just now and it shows my battery health at Orange/yellow. Any thoughts?? I tried finding a chart to show what the battery health is but I couldnt.
I used to use a BlackBerry app for my Playbook that showed the health of the battery and how many charges I had. I can't seem to find it now.
Thanks
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Orange / yellow would be standard for a device as old as the Classic. I dunno, that's a hard issue to pin down really. I'd suggest a reset but you've already done that. The only other thing I can think of would be to try changing your charging cables and see if your device reacts different on a different cable. Which also brings up something else I suppose, the charging port itself could be going bad.
That means your battery is NOT optimal. Green would be good -- yellow/orange is usable but needs changing soon.
Thanks for your suggestions. My device is actually a Passport SE and just under 2 years old. I hijacked the thread and the Classic forum.
I was just looking at the battery health and it isn't the same as when I bought the phone but it seems to be depleting rather quickly now that it's almost 2 years. I might be lucky to get 12 hours on a easy day but more like 9-10 if it's busy
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Tku !
The virtual expert shows just the percentage and if it's loading or not not loading - but no thing more!
Also changed the cable for loading - still same problem!
I suspected that the percenatge is wrong but don't know how to recalibrate this battery!
Will now load it for a few hrs then let it fully discharge until device stops and the load it again - any others suggestions?
I recently read an old thread which was about this issue and one solution, which seemed to work for several of those who participated, was to keep using the phone past 0% battery, some found the phone carried on working for hours past the 0% then would recharge properly and cure the problem.
Personally I haven't had the issue but it may be worth trying, I wouldn't normally recommend letting the battery go lower than 20% before recharging however, if your battery is on the way out it probably doesn’t matter.
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ok - did that: made the battery loose juice completely and after two times doing this with full charge up it again seems to be back in a quite normal range, at least for now!
thanks for your inputs!
You're welcome, glad it worked for you.
Posted via CB10 using my Classic running 10.3.3.3216