How to fix a laggy S5

[ywlaggy]

Hi, 

I got water damage in my Samsung Galaxy S5 and an 8200mah mpj battery after having them only 9 months. The phone is working but getting laggy! I've been on it for the last 1 month and I cannot take another day anymore! Do you think the insurance still cover the cost of getting my phone repaired? Anyone have any tip that helps fixing a laggy S5?! Thank you sooooo much in advanced!

[Open Minded]

Hi, 

I got water damage in my Samsung Galaxy S5 and an 8200mah mpj battery after having them only 9 months. The phone is working but getting laggy! I've been on it for the last 1 month and I cannot take another day anymore! Do you think the insurance still cover the cost of getting my phone repaired? Anyone have any tip that helps fixing a laggy S5?! Thank you sooooo much in advanced!

 

Did the lag start after the water damage?  If it did then it's most likely broken.

[spaceelf]

I would wonder if the uberbattery is overheating the device.  There's a reason these things aren't usually sold over the counter afaik.

[nub]

Reset software

[Open Minded]

I would wonder if the uberbattery is overheating the device.  There's a reason these things aren't usually sold over the counter afaik.

 

 

 I've never heard of thermal throttling due to a battery.  Doesn't mean it can't happen, however.

[spaceelf]

 I've never heard of thermal throttling due to a battery.  Doesn't mean it can't happen, however.

But you have heard of them starting on fire, yes?  I have more relevant options perhaps

(make sure 10% of the drive is clear, don't use task killers, uninstall apps you're not using, run an antivirus) but I don't know much about hardware failure.  People do say the rice trick works great on water damaged stuff, but I have no idea.

[Open Minded]

But you have heard of them starting on fire, yes?  I have more relevant options perhaps

 

 

But he said it's water damaged.  Water is like... the opposite of fire.

[Anibal P]

Do a factory reset, use only the original battery, if it's still laggy, and TW is horribly laggy, I'd say it's dying 

[Biohead]

But he said it's water damaged.  Water is like... the opposite of fire.

8200mAh.... in a phone. 

 

Anyway, someones just mentioned it but hard reset the phone and see if it helps it.

[Open Minded]

8200mAh.... in a phone. 

 

...and?  There's bigger batteries out there.

 

But yeah, a factory reset should fix any and all water damage. 

[Boo Berry]

Not if it's damage to the hardware. When it got water in it, you did immediately remove the battery and place it in rice to dry out, right?

[spaceelf]

But he said it's water damaged.  Water is like... the opposite of fire.

I heard what he said.  That doesn't mean that's the cause of the problem.

 

You'll also note water and electricity together can cause fires.

[Biohead]

...and?  There's bigger batteries out there.

 

But yeah, a factory reset should fix any and all water damage. 

Yeah... in laptops! EvenTo make my point clear, it sounds like one of those dodgy "Gold" batteries which are actually really poor quality and hold less charge than a standard battery. It could easily have been putting a flaky voltage out which has slowly damaged the circuitry.

 

If it's simply a case of the software becoming bogged down over time then a factory reset will help. If it doesn't help then it points to the water has indeed caused some damage.

 

We're simply trying to help the OP work out if it's actually physically damaged (water or not), or just software causing the slow down.