How To Fix Nexus 6 Not Charging Or Slow Charging Problem

By Bogdana

First Published on July 10, 2018 | RECENTLY REVISED

This article is 5 years old.

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Nexus 6, the successor of Nexus 5 is now giving several problems to its owners and Nexus 6 Not Charging Or Slow Charging is one of them. If you have bought this one of the most successful smart phones of Google, you also may face this issue. But do not think that the phone is bad because it is packed with fast processor, bright and sharp display and many more features. In fact, you cannot name a single smart phone which is bug free. So, do not worry if you face Nexus 6 Not Charging Or Slow Charging problem. Follow the below steps that could help you out to fix the problem.

Apart from Nexus 6, if you face the similar problem on other smart phones such as Galaxy note 3, Nokia Lumia 1520 etc, you can see our posts on how to fix not charging problem on Galaxy note 3, solution to fix not charging or slow charging issue Nokia Lumia 1520.

Nexus 6 Not Charging Or Slow Charging

Possible Solutions For Nexus 6 Not Charging Or Slow Charging

> If you find that your phone is charging but very slowly, then disable the unwanted apps. When you are done using an application, press the back button two times instead pressing the home button. It will close the app from the background. If you press home button, the app keeps running at the background and drains more battery power.

> When your Nexus 6 is charging, do not play games like 3D as they require more processing power. So, the charging rate becomes lower than discharging rate.

If you find your Nexus 6 is not charging at all, then you need to check few things:

> First check if the charging cable is working fine, so try with another cable.

> Check the charging pin of your phone. Stored dust in the pin may cause Nexus 6 Not Charging Or Slow Charging problem. So take a pin and clean carefully if any dust is there.

> If the phone is charging through plug point, try it with your Laptop or vice versa.

> Any rough app may also be the reason behind this issue. So boot your phone into safe mode and see if it is charging. If yes, then try to locate the problematic app and delete it or perform a factory reset and then selectively reinstall the apps.