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When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:15:45 GMT

I connected my phone to the charger, and instead of the usual green light / battery icon showing it's charging, the orange light in the top left corner came on and there's nothing different about the battery icon - am I missing something?? I find it incredibly frustrating that I can't charge the phone when *I* want to charge it - the phone seems to have a mind of it's own when it comes to charging...

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

Er_Kannan — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:45:07 GMT

In fact, the orange light has to appear when you charge your phone. The green light appears when the phone is 95% charged. In case of battery icon there is some problem. You got to settings> About Phone and click status. Here you can see whether your phone is charging and how charging process is done (usb or AC), what is the present available charge etc. See this and make sure that the phone is charging.

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

Rocco1 — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:19:55 GMT

Yes, it's like a traffic light system that charges your phone in stages. Nothing to worry you.

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:20:26 GMT

That was very helpful, thank you!

I checked what the Status was when it was connected and disconnected from the charger and both times it was 'Discharging" This is the SECOND Xperia handset I've had - I've only had the phone for 3 weeks, and for the last 3 days, it has died on me, so I took it back to the store last night and the girl there swapped my previous handset over for a new one and a new battery. Still, this morning, the new handset was only 1/3 charged, so I went into the store again and the guy gave me a new charger, thinking that was the issue... and now, back home, it appears I cannot charge it. HOW FRUSTRATING!!

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

Er_Kannan — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:11:08 GMT

Did you try charging using PC? Try to charge using a pc.

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

sushidushi — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:31:37 GMT

Yes, it might be worth seeing if it charges through the USB socket on your PC, but it should also charge properly through a normal socket. Are you sure that the electrical socket on your wall is working properly with other things...? I wonder if you might have some sort of power saving extension lead or something that is causing the problem? Unlikely, but it does seem odd that you have had the problem with two different phones.

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:10:18 GMT

Mine always display a green light during a charge, regardless of the percentage of power left in the battery

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:28:18 GMT

if mine runs flat, the LED glows red whilst the charging cycle starts, it then turns to a sort of yellowy green (which to some people could be described as orange) before turning green when it's fully charged

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

sushidushi — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:54:51 GMT

Same here. I'd probably call it orange, but I'm not good with colours.

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:57:48 GMT

Yeah, I tried charging via USB at work yesterday - the option popped up to choose 'Charge Phone', clicked that and... nothing And my old SE charger in the same socket worked fine.

I find it frustrating that on a new handset with a new charger that this phone STILL won't charge. I checked the Status again, and still hooked up to the charger, it says 'Discharging'. Utterly ridiculous.

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:08:08 GMT

You all have forgot the black light when the phone is stand-by or turned off actually when in middle of charge process there is a strange composite lights with a orange spot contourned from a green-yellow light if you see straight and close at it...

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

sushidushi — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:08:19 GMT

This is all very strange - incredibly frustrating for you, I am sure. I think that you're going to have to go back to the store again and get yet another new phone. You are quite sure that they did give you a brand-new phone when you returned it the first time, I suppose?

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:05:26 GMT

Well, that much I can't say I know. I've never manage to run my device below 30%

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:06:44 GMT

Might I just inquire, but what phone are you using? X10i, X10a, X10 Mini or X10 Mini Pro?

Try going back to the store and asking them for a new micro-usb cable and try it on the spot.

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

sushidushi — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:29:04 GMT

QuadraPop clearly doesn;t use much battery...

Re: When charging, why does the Orange light appear?

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 03:09:09 GMT

LOL.... I've played it for several half-hours in any given day! So, I figure it doesn't eat into the battery power much. Well... the screen does.