How To Remove Red X On Battery Icon Android

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   Why is there a red "x" and lightening bolt on the battery icon of my Milky way Tab 7.0 Plus tablet? How do I fix this? Thanks. It as well says that it is charging even when non plugged into adapter. When I am near to close down the tablet it shows big battery charging from 100% to 80% with out being plugged in. Help!

   02-26-2013 09:25 PM

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   Originally Posted by Pia Macchiato

   Why is there a ruddy "x" and lightening bolt on the battery icon of my Galaxy Tab seven.0 Plus tablet? How practice I set this? Thanks. Information technology too says that it is charging even when non plugged into adapter. When I am nigh to shut downwards the tablet information technology shows big battery charging from 100% to 80% with out being plugged in. Assist!

   Are you using an OEM Samsung charger that is plugged into a wall outlet, or a tertiary-party charger/USB charging connection? The crimson 'x' charging indicator can be caused by not using an official charger. Every bit for thinking information technology'due south charging when not plugged in and strange bombardment beliefs, that may signal a problem with the charging port, power circuits, or the battery itself.

   02-26-2013 09:34 PM

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   Using the charger it came with that plugs to a wall outlet. How practise i fix this? Thanks

   02-26-2013 10:47 PM

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   Usually, if the ruby "Ten" appears on the battery icon the tab is charged at a lower Amp. An example is when you attach it to the USB port of your calculator. The lightning bolt appears when the charge Amp rating is correct, this is the example when plugging/using the wall charger to charge your tab. Both methods can accuse your bombardment merely the "red X" charging takes a lot longer. If you see both at the aforementioned time, maybe its time to caput down to your Samsung repair store.

   02-27-2013 06:44 PM

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   Anim@l may be right. It's possible that the tablet think's it'southward charging at a slower rate or with an improper charger because of damage to the charging cable or to the charging port. Commencement, I would endeavor charging with a completely dissimilar official Samsung charger. If that works, y'all know that the charger was the trouble. If it still doesn't piece of work, it may exist a problem with the tablet'south charging port, and you may accept to accept it fixed.

   Make certain in that location isn't whatsoever debris in the charging port on the tablet. If y'all tin can get your hands on 1 of those compressed air dusters, they work wonders for clearing out ports.

   02-28-2013 03:46 AM

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   Update:
   I bought a PowerBank a couple of weeks ago for my to power upward my devices. It comes with the cable and adapters so it fits my Annotation 2 and Tab plus.
   I used the same cablevision to accuse my devices in the function using my laptop.
   The red "X" does not appear anymore not like when I used to employ the cablevision from the OEM charger.
   But the drawback is the cablevision is not for information because I could non access my device when it connected to the laptop.
   With this in listen, I used the third party cable for charging and the OEM cable for data admission.

   03-13-2013 09:15 PM

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   Yea, ive been having this problem as well. I dont think this is a false cord because it came with the device. I have a samsung galaxy tab 2 and I am verry frusterated because irs non charging. I would like someone to help me aswell if you tin. My email is sage.sekhon@gmail.com

   05-03-2013 08:14 PM

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    It might be considering it has a burnt cable and so you odor your usb cable

    05-05-2013 03:24 PM

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    I just bought a samsung milky way tab 2 seven.0 today and at first it was taking a perfect charge and then my wife plugged the string into a usb splitter hooked into the oem outlet charger, in hopes to charge both my new galaxy tab and her ipad at the same fourth dimension... didn't audio similar too bad of an idea at kickoff, just equally I'm certain y'all can judge, information technology was. Now there'southward a cherry-red X over the bombardment when charging, and it says that the device is not charging, but it is, just veeeeery slowly... I'm hoping dearly that it's just the cablevision that got "burnt", but I'1000 expecting the worst. Tin can anybody please fill me in on any more information as to my trouble, and more importantly, the solution? Thank you guys. Be nice, I'm a noob

    05-06-2013 09:41 AM

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    Try charging your tab2 with its OEM charger.
    If the red "X" however appears, without disconnecting it from the OEM charger, restart your tab2 and hopefully the cerise "X" volition disappear.

    05-06-2013 08:24 PM

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    Thanks for the suggestion. I actually was able to resolve this problem myself thankfully!

    Well, I had idea that I had been using an OEM tab 2 charger, but later on I checked into it a fiddling bit, I figured out they what I had received when buying the tab (2d hand) was in fact the OEM wall plug for a Samsung galaxy s3 smartphone. Turns out they are amped totally different. I went to the local att store and looked at the voltage/watts/amps of all the usb wall chargers until I found i with the exact same specs, and bought information technology, roughly $thirty. I didn't take the highest of hopes just I took it dwelling and plugged it in, to my amazement, no more red 10 while charging! Hooray! Talk near major relief... Promise my postal service can aid someone else, this seems to be a pretty popular problem.

    05-06-2013 08:56 PM

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    Glad to hear you got it solved.
    Anyways, it would have been a very low charger mA you accept in that location.
    Sometimes, I charge my P6200 using my powerbank port with 500mA and the red "X" will not announced.
    Charging is wearisome though but at least I wont run out of juice while I dont accept a wall outlet to plug into.

    05-07-2013 01:44 AM

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    Cheers for the suggestion of using compressed air on the ports. This fixed the red-Ten problem instantly!

    Originally Posted by Patrick Schroedl

    Anim@l may be right. It's possible that the tablet think'southward it'south charging at a slower rate or with an improper charger because of damage to the charging cable or to the charging port. First, I would endeavour charging with a completely unlike official Samsung charger. If that works, you know that the charger was the trouble. If information technology still doesn't work, information technology may be a problem with the tablet's charging port, and you may have to have information technology fixed.

    Make sure there isn't whatever droppings in the charging port on the tablet. If y'all can go your hands on one of those compressed air dusters, they piece of work wonders for immigration out ports.

    05-26-2013 10:26 PM

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    Hello
    I have a Galaxy Tab ii 7.0
    Information technology was charging perfectly until a red Ten showed upwards with a green lightning commodities on the battery icon. I have this battery app that shows that my device is charging however the said icons on the bombardment all the same shows up. I tried to plough information technology off while it was charging, that's the time i was able to accuse my tab. I tried swapping chargers with my sisters but it still wont charge when turned on. I am using the charger that came with it when i bought it. Tin can you please help me with this? Thank you

    06-01-2013 08:29 AM

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    HELP !!!
    I have a Samsung galaxy tab 2 7.0
    it was charging fine until I plugged it into my socket and a cerise X showed up over the battery then I went into the kitchen and plugged it in and the Ten was still there so I went into the dining room and plugged it in and its charging . iam using the original charger for the tab and the original usb lead. I want to get this fixed simply I don't know if it is something to practise with the fuse or the battery itself. can yous please help me with this problem ?? thanks

    06-05-2013 10:15 AM

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    I had the same problem with the OEM adapter until I notice that the tablet USB cord was not pushed in ii: the ability plug that plugs into the wall all the way. if you stick the USB halfway into the power plug that plugs into the wall information technology will give you the red Ten. just unplug it from the wall and so push the USB all the way in to the plug then plug it dorsum upward to the wall it will charge Fine.

    06-xvi-2013 09:29 PM

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    Hello all,
    While researching the "Ruby X" ability icon on the Galaxy Tab 2, I came across the Samsung Milky way Tab 2 7.0 User Manual on the Samsung Web site. Co-ordinate to this 141 folio manual, the red X power icon is the "USB Charging Indicator: Connected to PC via USB cable. When continued to a PC, the battery only charges when the device is turned off." (That'south a direct quote from page 21 of the transmission.) Also, the half-dark-green battery icon with the lightening bolt simply shows that the bombardment is charging. Then, I don't think you will always run across the lightening bolt while the tab is continued to a PC.

    This verifies my observation where the Tab two would not accuse when connected to a PC if the tab is powered on. In fact, leaving it on depletes the battery, just similar when it'south not PC-connected. When it is turned off however, information technology charges normally, and seems to charge fairly quickly.

    Here's a link to the the folio where you can get to the User Transmission PDF:
    Support - Verizon Tabs SCH-I705 | Samsung Galaxy Tab

    I hope this sheds some low-cal.

    Jim Q.

    07-22-2013 10:35 AM

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    I tried everything, just your communication worked.... thank u and then much.. lols.. i did tried to push the usb port in, and now in that location is no red x....

    Originally Posted by Adrienne Seawell

    I had the same problem with the OEM adapter until I observe that the tablet USB string was not pushed in 2: the ability plug that plugs into the wall all the way. if you stick the USB halfway into the power plug that plugs into the wall it will give you the crimson X. but unplug it from the wall and so button the USB all the fashion in to the plug and so plug it back upwards to the wall it will accuse Fine.

    07-24-2013 eleven:36 AM

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    Jim Q, that would be great, but the red x appears for us when nosotros utilize our mill provided wall chargers. Lovely right? I'thousand going to reach out to Samsung because this is quite frustrating and ridiculous; both of my kids tablets are doing this and they are less than 1 year old (that is the tablets)!

    08-ten-2013 08:20 AM

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    The same outcome was happening to me when I forgot my charger at a hotel and purchased some other Samsung charger from Amazon. The Crimson 10 was annoying!!! Someone told me to ability off my Samsung Tab 2 10.1 then plug it into the wall, and so to the device so turn the ability back on. No more Red 10! Hope this helps.

    09-26-2013 07:54 AM

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    Using a toothpick, clean the charging connector, the ane at the cease of charger, and then do the same at dock connection on tablet. Worked for me, no more dreaded ruby-red Ten.

    11-08-2013 09:33 AM

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    we had the red x problem for months with one of our samsung milky way 2 tabs.
    had to rely on one cable for ii identical tabs in the house.
    eventually I cleaned both ends of usb cable with alcohol and toothbrush waited till dry then plugged into wall adaptor and tab.
    it seems the connexion was a bit dingy, ours works fine now.
    if y'all still want to replace the cablevision
    purchase a replacement Samsung Galaxy 2 Tablet USB Cable: ECC1DP0UBECSTD
    good luck

    11-10-2013 06:04 AM

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    FINALLY, THE Cerise X IS GONE! I have two Milky way Tablets and they both had the scarlet X and would non charge. Afterward hours of tech support and reading forums...the dang thing was just muddy. I used an booze swab from a medical kit to clean the usb cablevision and the port on the tablet. Ensuring that the tablet was off of course earlier I cleaned the port with a wet swab. A few seconds to dry and now they work again! Thank you for the corking advise Brandon Sp!

    Originally Posted by Brandon Sp

    we had the red x problem for months with one of our samsung galaxy ii tabs.
    had to rely on one cable for 2 identical tabs in the firm.
    somewhen I cleaned both ends of usb cable with alcohol and toothbrush waited till dry then plugged into wall adaptor and tab.
    it seems the connection was a bit muddied, ours works fine at present.
    if you lot nevertheless want to supplant the cablevision
    purchase a replacement Samsung Galaxy 2 Tablet USB Cablevision: ECC1DP0UBECSTD
    good luck

    12-02-2013 xi:twenty PM

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    damn ugh i tried but its still there im starting to think its the battery's problem.non the charger.but i got the charging with my tablet off...and plss can someone resolve this with non buying stuffs.samsung or android please ffix this annoying thing.ugh

    12-08-2013 01:21 AM

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