Charging paused. Voltage too high Problem (Solved)


Today morning, after turning my alarm off at 7 AM, I faced a weird problem with my Galaxy Note, when I disconnected the charger from the phone. it prompted me with an message alert ‘Charging Paused – Voltage Too High’, it kept promoting every minute since I removed it from the charger. The funny part was, when I connected it again with the charger, it was charging again (normally), and there was no message showing again. P6291104 Charging paused. Voltage too high Problem (Solved)

I powered off the charger, without disconnecting it this time, and again, it behaved normally. Same thing happened when I tried charging it by connecting it to my Computer. I switched the phone off and the problem still existed. I came to a conclusion that the Micro USB cable has to be connected to the phone in order to behave normally. I searched for the solution in various Android related forums on the internet, and came to know about the possible reasons for this as there were so many people who were facing this problem, not one Galaxy Note users but Samsung Galaxy S 2 users as well. The other thing to notice was, it happened only after the phones have been upgraded to ICS.

Few things that doesn’t solve the problem

Even though, I strongly feel it is because of some bug in ICS and it can be corrected with some minor update from Mobile phone manufacturer. Here are few things people are doing to solve the problem, but it won’t help. . Take the Battery out from the phone and keep the phone dismantled for an hour or so. Then put the battery in the phone and switch it on. Do a hard reset by going to Settings- Back up and reset. Install a Custom ROM / Root your Android.

How to Solve the Problem

P6291107 Charging paused. Voltage too high Problem (Solved)

As I said, the issue is with ICS, it prompts with a message, whereas others might be facing the same problem but they don’t get the message. The problem is with the micro USB slot on the phone, as it is open to the air, it can gather dust particles which are creating this problem by short circuiting it, when the micro USB cable is plugged in, it prevents the short circuit. What you can do is, you can clean the micro USB slot with a piece of paper. IT has solved my problem for now. If you faced the same problem and found a solution, please leave your messages in the comment below.

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  • Galaxy Note

    Oh Boss you are great really u was absolutely rigt i was thinking to go to Samsung service centre but my problem is resolved with a single piece of paper. Thanks a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot

  • vicks

    thanx a lot sir ji for the valuabble info

  • Zoidbort

    This fix is temporary…mine is back to the the same crap =(

    • http://www.techtip.org/ Asif Ahmed

      Get it cleaned. There must be some more dirt hidden inside.

      • Zoidbort

        No difference…I sprayed electrical circuit board cleaner in there and cleaned it out with a toothpick…spotless.
        Issue never occurred until the ICS update…they are related for sure.

        • http://www.techtip.org/ Asif Ahmed

          It can happen in every smartphone, but the annoying message flashes only in ICS. Even my old nokia n97 was automatically recharging. What helped me was, trying to plugin and plug out the charger from the phone. Then switch off n switch off the power. Try few combinations. Worked for me and few of my friends with similar problem.

  • saliah

    I’ve actually tried this but it has made no difference, the only thing with my phone is that it wont turn on. Any suggestions??

    • http://www.techtip.org/ Asif Ahmed

      Which phone is it? What is the actual problem you are facing with it. Is it off because you are not able to charge it or the power button not working?

      • saliah

        It is a samsung galaxy note. The problem is that it says charging paused voltage too high. This isn’t the first time that i have come across this problem it has happened many times before and i have changed the charger, switched on/off but nothing has worked this time. Also my phone has been off for a while now i can’t switch it on. When I did clean it, it did switch on but it wouldn’t charge even when the charger was plugged in and it was on. Please can you help me with this problem? I don’t want to give it to a local shop because they might do something which I could have done and then rip me off.

        • http://www.techtip.org/ Asif Ahmed

          It surely is a problem of the Micro USB slot on your phone. Try giving air pressure to it. Plugin and plug out a couple of times. Try bend it left and right while it is plugged in.

  • Andriod lover

    Beautiful tips, works like a charm so far. just have to keep my fingers crossed.

  • Ahmed

    hi there,

    i’m having different issue; my note is heating up too much and the battery percentage keeps flashing in addition to “info: battery disconnected” whenever i plug the charger.

  • Nassim

    Tnx a lot you solve my problem which make me crazy for a week. Nassim.iran

  • JD

    I had the same issue, the problem was that the metal probe in the phone where u connect the charger, I started cleaning it when i realized that it was bent and not in the middle like its supposed to be, got small scissors put it back in place, problem sorted!

  • Jeffro

    I just ordered a new usb charge port off amazon it was only 10 buck n it comes with tools to change it theres also a youtube video on how to do it. Better than spending a couple hundred on a new phone works better than ever now

  • http://abundancehighway.com SuzieCheel

    Thanks this has worked for me