There were a lot of reports about the Samsung Galaxy S4 that refuses to charge. In fact, the problem was listed as one of the most common issues any user could experience. Like any other problems, causes may vary and its weight may depend on how serious it is. Among the most common causes of the problem are the following:
- Defective charging unit or cable.
- Damaged battery.
- Bent, broken or pushed in connectors on the device or battery.
- Temporary phone problem.
- Phone is defective.
Also read: What To Do If Samsung Galaxy S4 Has A Damaged Battery Connector
Samsung Galaxy S4 Not Charging
The main purpose of this post is to troubleshoot what the problem really is or where it lies. Your problem may be fixed if you follow the procedures, however, we don’t guarantee it especially when the problem is with the hardware.
Step 1: Reboot or soft-reset the phone
In case you just encountered the problem, it is necessary to reboot or even soft-reset the device to eliminate the possibility that it is a temporary problem and no further troubleshooting would be done. There were so many reports from owners suggesting the problem could be fixed by refreshing the phone’s memory.
I accidentally changed language form English to (I don’t know) something else. How do I get back to English? I can’t read the other language to change it.
When I plug it in it says my phone is charging bit the percentage just keeps going down. So it says it’s charging but wont.
Same here,,, I think the charging port is gone…. Mine will say charging (lightning bolt) and then wake up 8 hours later and nothing was done? no extra battery power no lost power. Its like it connects but its a weak connection and the actual power pin needed to connect doesn’t attach????
IDK wish me luck going to authorized fixer place today… I know the scam they’ll say I damaged the phone to void warranty … Damn the “American ” way…..
me too facing same issue.. looks like some software lock or something else not allowing to charge it. I am planning to factory reset , hope that will work.
When I plug it in, it’s like it doesn’t recognize that it’s needing to charge, there’s no lightening bolt saying it’s charging, and it doesn’t charge! I will then get the grey battery and it won’t do anything. Left it plugged in, and it did charge, but only after the battery had gone down to nothing….and it charges without showing it’s charging! If I unplug it, it stops charging, then won’t charge again until the battery is complete gone…..then back to the grey battery.
mine last night left it on charger woke up 5%