Battery doesn't take full charge

charged my ipad mini for the first time and it only charged to 91% and then stopped charging? any ideas anyone?

I didn't use it for more than a year
Tack that along w/the shelf life of the battery from the place you purchased it from.
"New" batteries need to be calibrated prior to use.
Calibrating a portable computer battery
Whenever you purchase new batteries, calibrate them.
Current Apple portable computer batteries are pre-calibrated and do not require the calibration procedure. These computers use batteries that should be replaced only by an Apple Authorized Service Provider.
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) and later
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) and later
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) and later
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Battery does not take full charge?

My 12" iBook does not seem to be taking a full charge, When I drain the battery and set the iBook to charge it only charges to about 20% and then jumps to 100% and the power ring turns green. Is there a way to "recondition" the battery or should I look into buying a new one? My stats programs says the battery has used 62 cycles and has 69% life left in it.

How old is the battery? The average lifespan of a lithium-ion battery is two to three years.
According to Apple, "A properly maintained PowerBook or iBook battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity after 300 full charge and discharge cycles."
Apple makes no mention of the fact that the age of the battery is a consideration, no matter the number of cycles you have used. If the battery is more than two years old, you probably need to buy a new one.

My iPhone 3GS doesn't take the charge and reboots all the time

my iphone went to deep discharge and now when i connect it
to a computer (Mac or PC) or to a socket it doesn't take the charge ...
sometimes it seems to take the charge (volt icon appears)
but then it boots again and again and i'm stuck into that cycle ..
tried to press both buttons more than 10 seconds without success ...
Thanks for the help

It sounds like you need a new battery?
How old is the battery?
I'm not an expert, but I think Li-ion batteries are better at delivering a steady voltage, even at low charge levels (minimizing the 'memory effect'), but once they go bad they drop off a cliff. At least, that's what I've heard.

Anyone having same problem? I phone 4 after updating to Vers.5.1.1. battery cannot be 100% full charge, always stop at 99% and battery drains off fast too :(

Anyone having same problem? I phone 4 after updating to Vers.5.1.1. battery cannot be 100% full charge, always stop at 99% and battery drains off fast too

I had major issues with the iPhone 4s battery, however it’s resolved.
The tech who set the phone up at the Apple store did so with little training.
if you have a mobile me account. First go and move all your data to the cloud by going on your computer and logging in at me.com/move. The cloud has replaced mobile me, so there is no need for those two accounts
Also make sure that for any of your email accounts you set them up to fetch, not push. My tech person set them all to have the email servers push data to the phone. The new iphone4s antenna is extremely strong so it will continually try to access stuff that is pushed–***** a lot of battery life doing this. It makes it worse if you have exchange 2010 accounts. Something about changes made to exchange really suck battery life from devices that access such accounts.
turning of locator and the push notifications from facebook--they have a lot!

Pls help me my ipod nano wont charge even if i use other laptop or pc . The battery notification tells its full charge but when i remove my ipod its still not charged

Pls help me my ipod nano wont charge even if i use other laptop or pc . The battery notification tells its full charge but when i remove my ipod its still not charged

Is it not charging at all? Did you try to reset? If YES to both, request for a replacement of the ipod. Battery or the unit itself is defective. Cheers!

Information: Update BIOS and Battery Firmware to ensure full charge capacity

Is your system’s BIOS and battery firmware updated to the latest level?
If not, you may not be getting the maximum capacity and run time from your battery!
Lenovo’s engineering team released updated BIOS and battery firmware in July that is applicable to customers who have ThinkPad models:
X100e, L410/L510, L412/L512, SL410/SL510, T410/T410i, T510,T510i, W510 or ThinkPad Edge, 13, 14, or 15 inch units.
Customers who use Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox would have received a notification and opportunity to apply this update, and Lenovo’s ThinkVantage System Update tool would also identify and apply these updates.
If you aren’t using either of these tools, and have one of the systems above, please follow this link to our support site. You can learn more there, and download and install the updates specific to your system.
Probably also worth mentioning, is an earlier tip applicable to X200t and X201t tablet users who have 8 cell extended batteries. This technical tip and related BIOS updates ensure these batteries properly charge to their full capacities, and resolves a particular symptom where the battery would stop charging at less than 50%.
Source Lenovo Blogs: Update BIOS and Battery Firmware to ensure full charge capacity
Recommendation before updating bios:
- detach all devices from you system
- undock your system, if docked
- start from a cold boot. (shutting down the system completely, wait 15 min, start up again)
- if possible, upgrade with a cd-rom drive
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How old is your Mac computer? If it is 2+ year old or older you need a new battery. Right there in what you posted is says "Service Battery". That means Change the battery.

New G4 Laptop: the battery will not take a charge

I took delivery of a new 15 inch Powerbook G4 two days ago. I cannot get the battery to take a charge. If I disconnect the AC adapter the screen goes black.I have left the computer on AC hoping the battery will charge. The battery shows a full charge capacity of 4642 and a remaining capacity of 4. Voltage went from 4.113 to 3.976. Cycles 2. I don't know what is happening. I tried shutting down the computer, disconnecting the AC adapter, removed the battery, held the start button down for 5 or so seconds, reintsalled batter, restarted the computer on battery and NOTHING! Plugged in AC adapter, restarted o.k. Without a fully functioning battery the computer Iwill have lost use of the computer in battery mode.
Question who do I call at Apple and does anyone have a telephone number for their tech support?
G4 Powerbook 15.2 1.67GHZ Mac OS X (10.4.2)

Certainly. Assuming you have being using this PowerBook for some time, I would recommend first backing up any important files to CD, DVD, or external drive, as you will be completely erasing the contents of the hard drive using my method.
The discs that came with your PowerBook should include one labelled something like "PowerBook G4 15-inch and 17-inch Mac OS X Install Disc 1". If you insert this disc into your PowerBook, you will see an application on the disc entitled "Install Mac OS X" (or similar). If you run this program, it will restart your PowerBook and enter the OS X installer.
During the process of going through this installer, at some stage (I can't remember exactly when) a button entitled "Customize" or "Options" will appear. If you click on this, it will give you several options for your new install of OS X - "Upgrade and Install", "Archive and Install", and "Erase and Install".
I don't personally know if the other two would have any effect on your battery issues, as I haven't tried them myself in regard to this particular program. Again, I must stress that if you follow this method you will erase all data from your hard drive during the process, and lose any of your documents etc. I would recommend backing up all of your data prior to trying this as a method. The Apple Store or AppleCare may also be able to offer more information on the Erase & Install method or backing up your data.
I hope that's of some use to you,
Tim Whitmore

T60- Battery doesn't recognise universal charger

Hi,
I bought a refurbished lenovo T60. It was fine the first few days. Battery was charging and so on.
Then the charger/adapter went bad.
I have a universal charger and I'm using it. The problem with it is that battery refuses to charge from it. If the charger is on,
the thinkadvantage power manager tries for a second, then changes battery display to "battery not installed". The T60 would run on power but won't charge the battery.
Only when the charger is switched off/pulled out, the laptop runs on battery. I get to see battery is running but it would drain battery.
Please advise
- Is the issue with not using lenovo charger.
- Do I have to buy lenovo charger or is there any option by which the battery would get charged from "universal charger".
Thanks
Siddhartha Roy
Solved!
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non-lenovo chargers usually will charge the battery fine, but I've seen these cheap "knock-offs" get so hot that they catch on fire. I strongly suggest you get a real one. They aren't expensive. If you lived in usa I could get you one for less then $25 delivered to your door for 90watt, or $20 for 65watt. I imagine they are even cheaper in Asia, so check the costs on local websites or ebay. Good luck and make sure you verify them as genuine before you buy.
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Smartwatch MN2 Battery indicator wrong / always full charge

It's the second time im charging my watch after i bought it and i've noticed that the battery indicator show's always full and when charging it, it always show fully charged but then it's not.
i tried to reset the watch, uninstall/install smarwatch app but it didn't help.
Anything you all could help me with?
Could it be a software error or it's firmware?
Defect machine, even when it worked for 3 1/2 days?
sorry for my bad english.
thank you in advance.

Try reinstalling the SmartWatch firmware using SUS to see if it makes any difference. If not I suggest that you contact your local support team to have it examined and fixed.
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My iPhone is permanently disabled (with the apple logo showing) after trying to update. Also battery doesn't seem to charge. How do I reboot?

I was trying to update my iphone software recently all was going well until I had to connect to itunes. After connecting with itunes, the "restore" proceedure did not work as supposed to and the phone is now permanently off with the apple logo showing continously. The phone also doesn't seem to hold charge and its been plugged into a power source for over 6 hours. Phone also gets quite warm. What can I do?

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Laptop charging battery ,but still not full charge

i have hp pavillion dv3 2004tu , my laptop charge for 3 hour but my battery only get 27% . Does it cause by software or my AC adapter or my battery ? if cause from battery why? .... who could help me

Hello erasmusfry,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I understand that no charging is taking place. Before anything else, please try the steps I provided in this thread, as they will likely resolve the issue: Re: battery charging
If not, please try Testing and Calibrating the Battery.You should be able to find out if the battery has any issues.
If the battery appears to be fine, you can try to improve your battery performance. For more information on improving battery performance, please review the following document: Improving Battery Performance (Windows 8, 7, Vista).
If none of this helps, you can try purchasing a motherboard if the computer isn't in warranty. If it is, you should be able to get a replacement over HP phone support. You can utilize this website to learn how to contact HP appropriately, based on your region: Contact HP Worldwide
Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns, and if this helped you. Thanks for choosing the HP Forums. Have a great day!
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Macbook Battery Not Holding A Full Charge Please Help!!!

I Have a Macbook that is just over a year old and I have noticed a considerable decrease in battery performance over the past few months. I leave it plugged in but I do use it without the plug at least a few times a month lke the Apple site recommends. Now, when I charge my battery fully the computer says it is 100% charged yet it only has 68% capacity/status. (It says this on the coconut battery widget I have) I only have 32 load cycles on the battery so it is obvious that I'm not a havey battery user. Is there anything I can do to fix this problem I see no reason why my capacity should be 68% after only 32 loadcycles and one year especially since apple claims it should hold 80% after 300 loadcycles.
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When was the last time you calibrated your battery? I do mine every other month. Have you done the battery update?
You might try to reset the SMC.

My battery doesn't charge very well anymore, can i get a new one/

my battery doesn't charge very well, can i get and install a new battery?

Your post say "my battery doesn't charge very well",
Does it goes to full charge after 4 hours, or 1 hour, a battery that goes to full charge in 1 hour, is a dying battery, as it be totally flat in 20 mins. So if you can get your battery fully charge then monitor how long it takes to discharge playing music (36 hours) or video (6 hours)
That will be a measure of the health of your battery, compared to iPod tech Spec.
If your battery can't be fully charged
Are you charging it off a wall charger or via a PC?
Can you try charging via a high power USB 2.0 port, on most Computer there are some low power USB port, that don't have enough juice to charge a high drain device like the iPod.
And it is a NoNO to try charging via a USB Hub or the Mac Keyboard USB port, these do not have the power.
Have a nice day!

Full charge capacity is not shown in diagnostics t...

After i got last update used my phone couple of days and as batery life still seemed too low i decided tro reset my phone. did the reset and first thing i noticed diagnostics tool was missing form apps menu.
so then i synched my phone downloaded some apps and decided to check if reseting had any effect on my batterys full charge and discharge .
accesed diagnostics via ##634# but it only shows Vats and curent discharge
theres not even line for Full charge capacity and current cappacity.
how can i check it ??
wihtout reseting my phone again ( alredy had to redownload all apps and resynch and relink my contacts 3 times - 2 of them after Noki doen hard reset on my phone )
thanks

weirdliy enough after newest update (1070.20) or similar .. i stil had normal diagnostics in my menu but only AFTER i did reset of my phone it disapeared and acesing it by ##634# it doesn't show full charge .
i spoke to Lumia representaives at one of the shopping ceters about this .. they seem to be just as perplexed as i am...
the thig that makes me wonder is .. Mokia says .. if your battery full charge is blah blah ...they will replace your phone....but does this seem sthat theres more faulty phones than they think??? and the3y removed full charge display cause of that?
i already took my phone to nokia care center twice .... but they didn't change it nor they improved battery life ....
7am of charger - with minimal usage ( mostly checking battery status )13pm battery saver status ..back on charger take it of charget at around 8pm.. no usage just standby ...6h later 41% left time since last charge 6hours 2 hours left
exuse me??? that's after twice i got my phone to nokia ? and they fail to find the problem ....
and after update i noticed on standby discharge is 6% an hour on standby where before update it used to bre 4% an hour whinch aint good either

Not reaching full charge?

As with all Apple products the iPhone's instructions clearly say that a plug symbol will appear in the battery area when a "full charge" is reached. It was charged overnight, about 8 hours, and still showed the lightning bolt, not the plug symbol.
What's up with that?

You're looking at the small battery at the upper right of the status line (not the large green battery). When completed it shows a "plug" inside the battery instead of a "lightning bolt".
As others have said, the last 20% of charge takes longer and works better in you use a power plug rather than connecting to the computer. Be patient and it will finish. If not, you may need to have Apple check it out.

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