It's tempting to think it's the socket because it gets wobbly fairly quickly. I also bought a new cable and it made no difference for me (though it's nice to have the spare I can leave at work).
On batter monitor widget it showed net drain, even when plugged into the wall wart charger (vs. usb --> pc), and when using the dock (separate pins on the tablet, not the tablet's usb socket), so I concluded it was a software/android thing.
I've got it propped up on a bit of bread board and a couple of header pins feeding 5v to the wireless charging port. It's registered that it's charging at least, now to leave it a while and see if the battery goes up.
have you considered buying from a legit retailer? At some point for me the savings stop outweighing the frustration. Should be able to get genuine Anker or at least a guarantee of it, without paying through the nose, no?
Only place I saw legit Samsung batteries in stock was Carbone Whoreface. And I refuse to shop there. And they wanted 30 quid for it, when the guide price for the S4 battery (bigger, better, faster) is £21.
Anyone used mobilefun? They seem to have lots of positive reviews on their site, but that's not always a guarantee.
Yes, but not for batteries or OEM bits. Bought a car charger and a window holder I think.
I was looking for a replacement SPen for my Note 2 as my daughter bit the tip off. Loads of places that sold "genuine" pens clearly weren't and reviews on Amazon said they didn't even fit the pen slot in the phone.
And looking on eBay last night for a spare charger for the laptop. "Genuine Lenovo AC adapter". No sign of Lenovo on the pictures.
genuine anker ones should be more widely available though? Unless the counterfeit ones are so naughty they got into proper suppliers, I've heard of it happening with memory cards.
