Galaxy Note Tips & Tricks

Charging the battery

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Get to know how to charge the battery  for your Galaxy Note 3, how to check battery status, and how to reduce battery consumption.

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1) Charging with the charger
2) Checking the battery charge status
3) Reducing the battery consumption

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Use the charger to charge the battery before using it for the first time. A computer can be also used to charge the device by connecting them via the USB cable.

  • Use only Samsung-approved chargers, batteries, and cables. Unapproved chargers or cables can cause the battery to explode or damage the device.
  • When the battery power is low, the device emits a warning tone and displays a low battery power message.
  • If the battery is completely discharged, the device cannot be turned on immediately when the charger is connected. Allow a depleted battery to charge for a few minutes before turning on the device.
  • If you use multiple applications at once, network applications, or applications that need a connection to another device, the battery will drain quickly. To avoid disconnecting from the network or losing power during a data transfer, always use these applications after fully charging the battery.

Charging with the charger

Connect the USB cable to the USB power adapter and then plug the end of the USB cable into the multipurpose jack.

When using a USB 2.0 cable, plug the USB cable into the right side of the multipurpose jack as shown in the image below.

Connecting the charger improperly may cause serious damage to the device. Any damage caused by misuse is not covered by the warranty.

  • The device can be used while it is charging, but it may take longer to fully charge the battery.
  • If the device receives an unstable power supply while charging, the touch screen may not function. If this happens, unplug the charger from the device.
  • While charging, the device may heat up. This is normal and should not affect the device’s lifespan or performance. If the battery gets hotter than usual, the charger may stop charging.
  • If the device is not charging properly, take the device and the charger to a Samsung Service Centre.

After fully charging, disconnect the device from the charger. First unplug the charger from the device, and then unplug it from the electric socket.

  • Do not remove the battery before removing the charger. This may damage the device.
  • To save energy, unplug the charger when not in use. The charger does not have a power switch, so you must unplug the charger from the electric socket when not in use to avoid wasting power. The charger should remain close to the electric socket and easily accessible while charging.

Checking the battery charge status

When you charge the battery while the device is off, the following icons will show the current battery charge status:

battery_status

Reducing the battery consumption

Galaxy Note 3  provides options that help you save battery power. By customizing these options and deactivating features in the background, you can use the device longer between charges:

  1. When you are not using the device, switch to sleep mode by pressing the Power button.
  2.  Close unnecessary applications with the task manager.
  3. Deactivate the Bluetooth feature.
  4. Deactivate the Wi-Fi feature.
  5. Deactivate auto-syncing of applications.
  6. Decrease the backlight time.
  7. Decrease the brightness of the display.

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  2. Yan says

    Hi

    my galaxy note N7000 takes a long time to fully charge and is heating near the camera area..
    also discharging drastically after being charged..any help?

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  3. John says

    Hi

    I have a Samsung galaxy tab 10.1 tablet and the battery indicator is not working properly. It will take a full charge and drain at a consistent level but it will stay at 1% for a very long time. I have tried numerous things and with occasional use it will work for a day or two at 1% or stream a movie for 3+ hours at the 1%.

    I have tried numerous times to ‘reset’ the battery calibration by fully draining it and charging it to 100%, turning it on and leaving it for 30 minutes then charging to 100% again and still no luck. Any advice on how to resolve this, it is extremely annoying since the screen dims out at 5% and it basically useless at that point

    Thanks

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  7. fahad says

    i bought it from someone. its not new. i dont know either the charger is original or not and original accessories are not available in my town. the charger gives different outputs with different cables. with the best avaipable cable it giver 1200 mA which i think should be 2000 mA

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  8. fahad says

    simon i have note 3
    plz tell me how much charging current is good for note 3
    there are many apps like ‘galaxy charging’ that tells charging current. my chargr gives 1.2 Ampere. while on charger, output current 2 ampere is written.

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  9. ranei says

    my note3 phone shows everytime 100% battery level. when it normal use drain the charge and phone goes to switchoff without charge meanwhile battery shows 100% charge. what is the problem

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  10. prem says

    Anroid os 57%
    Cell stabdby 17%
    Screen 9%
    Anroid system9 %
    Intrnet 4%
    Ye he bro btry ki …to kindly tell me

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  11. prem says

    Sir tell me that battryy usage is fine
    In sleep mode after 15 mnt 1 percnt is drop
    And in the wifi enable 3 to 4 mnts 1 percnt is drop
    And m use 2 another cabls and chargrs but they take too much timee…
    Help me plz

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  12. prem says

    Bro i bought note 3 from a frnd he asked me that it is 2 mnth before m buy
    It takes 5 hrs to complete charge and when it is in sleep mood after 20 mnts 1 percnt he low..so sir plz help me what m do
    Chargr is orignal i thnk which is in box

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  13. Ali says

    Simon my Note 3 device is not showing LTE network option while i have SM-9005 4g model how to overcome this problem?

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  14. Ali says

    Hey simon how much hours fully charged note 3 can be used easily?
    Also my note 3 shows device status custom how can i solve this problem…and smart remote does not work on orient tvs and can this remote control air conditioner as well.?

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  16. swati says

    hello..I have a note 3 neo phone that I bought some 8 months back..there was a issue in the motherboard so I had to get it changed…recently since the past 1 week..my phone has started heating up while charging and gets switched off in between, I have to take out the battery and switch on the phone again to make it work and sometimes the phone restarts itself on its own while charging. I dont know what is happening..I am using the charger that I got with this phone.

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  17. pritam says

    My phone battery got drained completely overnight. This morning I have been trying to charge the phone but in vain. I tried different ports, tried charging with a portable charger, & also on my laptop, but still in vain. Even removed the battery & replaced back. Please suggest me a solution.

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  18. Promise says

    Pls I HV two questions,first whiles using my note 3 whiles the battery % is around 20% y phone goes off and secondly I don’t know my actual memory status because when I check storage there is 2 GB and when I go to file manager there is 16Gb but and I HV not inserted an SD card but it shows SD at storage system….. Pls help me out.

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  19. ajay lal says

    My galaxy usually takes about 2 hrs to complete a full charge but now it takes about more than 6 hrs to comple even when my phone is not using . what is the reason ?

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  21. Zain says

    ok ok last thing query
    will it effect my battery if i keep my fone note on charge after it reminds me? and what is i put it afterwards and keep it using for a while?

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  22. Zain says

    I actually have a question not about note 3 but bt note 4 i hope it wont make any differnce because my question is about battery charging

    i bought my note 4 day before yesterday but i did’nt put it on charge on first time but instead i used it whole night until it battery was drained to 25% and next day morning i put it on charge to upto 94%

    does that have effected my phone or may it have caused my phone’s battery damage?

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  23. Ajeesh says

    hi my note 3 neo is getting switched off while charging… and then i have to remove the battery and re insert to get it ban]ck on… kindly suggest why is it happening..? and also provide me best solution for this….

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  24. zero says

    Hi simon my question is after i updated my note 3 to lollipop version my bttry is easily to get drained..or it drained easily..is it nrmal?

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  25. Ralph says

    To all those having issues charging their NOTE3 with the USB 3.0 cable that came with the phone. Use a USB 2.0 cable and your problems will go away. You may also want to try a third party USB 3.0 cable. It appears the Samsung supplied USB3.0 cable has some issues with the mating pins. There is nothing wrong with the phone port, it’s the cable that’s the issue. Hope this helps.

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  26. Carl says

    Does anyone know how often you are aloud to charge your galaxy note 3 because I’ve had mine since the end of January this year and in the last week or so I’ve charged it 5-6 days in a row but don’t know how often it’s meant to be charged

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  27. zero says

    Hi simon..my question is i chrge my phone when its 30% and i alwys off the note 3 while chrgng but when its fully chrged the battery level it appears 99% when actually it shows 100%..are u fmaliar with this problem? is it my bttry prbz? Plz.hlp.tnx in advnce..

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  31. vaibhav says

    I bought my Note 3 neo 3 months back, but now while charging the phone gets restarted. I use original note 3 charger which i got with phone

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  33. Stuart Levine says

    Two questions: First, when I’m at the office, the first thing that I do when I get in is to put the Galaxy Note 3 on the charger (direct to the wall). I leave it there virtually the entire day. Is that ok?

    Also, I will listen to the radio via the Galaxy Note 3 while it is charging. Is that a problem?

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  35. het says

    How much time will note 3 neo take to charge its whole battery??my mobile is taking more than 3 and half hours to charge whole battery

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  37. R. KAVIYARASAN says

    MY NOTE 3 IF POWERED OFF EITHER MANUALLY OR DUE TO LOW BATTERY ( IF LEFT UNNOTICED AT NIGHT) DOES NOT RESTART … WHY?

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  40. Mimi says

    A week ago I bought a new Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phone. I plugged in the charger for the first time and then immediately turned the phone on and used it to finish the initial setup for about 5 minutes while the battery was charging. Only after that I read in the guide that I should have waited till it’s charged before using it for the first time. I, of course, turned the phone off immediately and only had it on when the battery was fully charged. Has the initial usage while the phone was charging for the first time harmed or shortened the life of my battery? I use the phone moderately, not too much, not too little and the battery lasts for about 2 days.

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  41. Cat says

    I charged my Note 3 to 100% at 10.15pm yesterday. In the setting, it shows 14 hours plus on battery. As of today, 12.45noon, the battery shows 20%. Normally, in the past 2 months, I only required to charge it once per 2 days. But now, it seems like I need to charge it within 24 hours.

    Anything wrong with the phone or battery? Or what is the reason that cause the changes in the frequency of battery charging?

    Thanks in advance

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  42. Mae says

    Hi! It took me more than 6 hours to charge my note 3 and im using my original charger. Do you know what might be the problem? Thanks in advance

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  43. pratish says

    recently i formatted my phone in gallery due to battery heating problem.
    when i receive phone afterwords battery full alarm is not working .

    will u please help me out regarding this issue,any option in device to start agian.

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  45. Zay says

    Hi! My tablet has a problem in battery. I have drained it to 0% like trice this month. On the first one, the battery was fully charged to 100% I charger my tab when its in 5% below and its not anymore getting 100% it charged sometimes 92% sometimes 82%. What should do to make it charged 100%? I charge it from 10pm to 5pm so its like 7 hours. Thank you.

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  46. Eve says

    Is it better to charge it every so often I get the opportunity to charge it even if it’s still 50% or above or should i rather wait it until it drained below 20%?
    I heard it’s not good if the battery cycle is drained completely too often, but is charging it frequently when it’s not even half drained a better option?
    Will it make the battery shortened its life and eventually needs to be charged that often?

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  48. Carolynn says

    I’m just using a typical Samsung charger for the Note 3 and it takes 12+ hours to charge to 100%. Should I get a new charger …? Is this because the battery is bad or is it because of my charger? I’d want to know if the all-purpose charger with the micro thing would help.

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  49. john mashauri says

    i have Samsung galaxy note 3 with 2 batteries i charged but it piss me off for sure i miss a lot of things because of out of charge, it show 1% even if i charge
    for 3 hours still keep showing me 1% this is crazy

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  50. Rick says

    I generally plug my Note 3 into my Linux PC for charging and data transfer. Is it necesary to unmount the Note 3 before I disconnect the cable? Thanks.

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  52. Andrew says

    Hi I just bought the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Extra Battery Kit. How long do I need to charge the new battery provided with the kit for the first time?….Could you also advice how long to charge subsequently?

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  54. keith says

    Hi, does the galaxy note 3 or note 4’s charger stop charging automatically when the phone is charged up to 100%?

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  55. blank says

    Is it normal that my tablet charges so fast yet it drains fast as well ?
    Or is it just my charger?
    Lately my charger have this strange circle like shape near the end part of the cable
    Should i change my charger to prevent this ?

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  56. sara abbas says

    My note 3 Is not getting charged like before it became vryy slow… my original note 3 charger i gave to my dad bcoz he was going for 4 days somewhere out … then i have brought my note 3 charger from outside i have charged my cell at night and in.morning i saw d charger was not working n it got spoiled like it got burned n my cell is also not getting charged now like before… now my dad also came n i checked with my origenal charger bt it’s nt getting charged… pleasee help me what should i do now???

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  59. satinder says

    My note 3 battery is discharging while i charge my mobile…its depleting fast while i am using it…and its not charging as fast as it should…pl help..

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  60. Rajez says

    Hi.
    Usually when battery is low my note3 goes automatically to power saving.It disable many features like wifi,screen resolution,screen rotation ect. But once it’s fully charge it does not come back to normal features.
    Is it normal to re switch all after charge.?
    Thank you.

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  61. mohamed says

    if I left the mobile (note 3) all night being recharged . will that harm the battery or shorten its life time as it is being connected to the charger after it be 100% recharged without being unplugged for many hours ?

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  66. MSK says

    i do a full drain by letting my battery run out of power
    then i do a full charge without switching on the device
    is that right cause sometime it gives me that 1% ..when i ll let for alittle while ut showes 2% ?
    So kindly what’s ur Advice ?

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  68. Mary Hart says

    Can I unplug the micro usb while pluged into electricity while my tablet is on. I get a message to unplug when I turn it on if still plugged in, I also leave it plugged in while playing games if I’m on for hours, thank you?

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