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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAndroid phone question
My Galaxy S8 all of the sudden shows 3% battery charge.
I shut it off, plug in the charge cable, and 10 minutes later it shows 100%.
It'll also show 100% for too long during use.
What's happening?
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Android phone question (Original Post)
SHRED
Jul 2019
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CentralMass
(15,265 posts)1. Hmmm. I have an S8 and haven't seen that yet. You might try going
Going to Device care in the settings. After it runs click the battery setting at the bottom to see if you see anything unusual.
teach1st
(5,935 posts)2. You might want to try calibrating your battery
I have an S8, but haven't seen your issue.
How to Fix Inaccurate Charge Percentages by Calibrating Your Phones Battery
https://www.howtogeek.com/296288/how-to-fix-inaccurate-charge-percentages-by-calibrating-your-phones-battery/
SHRED
(28,136 posts)6. Okay I tried that suggestion
It still isn't registering correctly.
lindysalsagal
(20,692 posts)7. I've never heard of that.
MicaelS
(8,747 posts)5. Try Battery Repair from Play Store.
It's free. You may have stuck cells and this will fix it.