I hope I am not too late to the party, but maybe it will help somebody who reaches this thread:
It seem to be that just any usb charger block will not do for charging the PinePhone, for an example- when I have tried to use a standard apple iPhone charger, it was too weak, and the PinePhone was discharging more than it was charging while plugged into it.
Then I have tried another charger, which had a bit of a higher amp output (a generic brand which I used for charging an iPad back in the day), this time it worked, I could see on the "PowerSupply" app that the device is in charging mode, and the battery state went up as it was connected to the charger.
So to verify that this is not a charger issue, try to charge the device with a second (or maybe a third) different charger(s).
my 2 cents
It seem to be that just any usb charger block will not do for charging the PinePhone, for an example- when I have tried to use a standard apple iPhone charger, it was too weak, and the PinePhone was discharging more than it was charging while plugged into it.
Then I have tried another charger, which had a bit of a higher amp output (a generic brand which I used for charging an iPad back in the day), this time it worked, I could see on the "PowerSupply" app that the device is in charging mode, and the battery state went up as it was connected to the charger.
So to verify that this is not a charger issue, try to charge the device with a second (or maybe a third) different charger(s).
my 2 cents
