Answers.Body: <p>Unfortunately this is not possible. The exact explanation for this actually comes from Android. Buried deep within the Android source code is this little gem:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://androidxref.com/source/xref/frameworks/base/services/java/com/android/server/BatteryService.java#239" rel="nofollow noreferrer">BatteryService.java:239</a></p>
  
  <pre><code>private void shutdownIfNoPowerLocked() {
      if (mBatteryLevel == 0 &amp;&amp; !isPoweredLocked(BatteryManager.BATTERY_PLUGGED_ANY)) {
          [...]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This basically forces the system to shutdown if the battery level reaches 0%. The <code>isPoweredLocked</code> function determines whether any of the following are true:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>The battery status is unknown</li>
  <li>The device is connected to AC</li>
  <li>The device is connected via a USB cable</li>
  <li>The device is within range of a wireless charger</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>It should also be noted (as Jason mentioned in <a href="https://ebooks.stackexchange.com/questions/588/how-do-i-override-the-power-cycling-when-the-battery-gets-below-5#comment690_588">his comment</a>) that lithium-ion batteries typically power off when they reach a predetermined low voltage to prevent further discharge and consequent damage.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: No problem - I ran into a similar problem when the battery gauge on one of my Android phone went berserk and it wouldn't stay powered on even with a full battery.
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Body: <p>I know that I probably shouldn't let the battery run so low on my Kindle Fire, but occasionally I have let it dip below 5%.  Once this happens, the device no longer let's me trickle charge, and it powers itself down, even while plugged in.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to override this setting?  Sometimes I want to finish something up before letting it rest and charge up completely.  To what extent does it damage the battery to run it so low?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I believe the Kindle Fie is designed to shutdown when the battery charge is low to protect the battery cells from being damaged (Lithium Ion batteries self-discharge). Not a good idea to let them run too low (often).
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Title: How do I override the power cycling when the battery gets below 5%?
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ThreadText: # How do I override the power cycling when the battery gets below 5%?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-07)
  
  I know that I probably shouldn't let the battery run so low on my Kindle Fire, but occasionally I have let it dip below 5%. Once this happens, the device no longer let's me trickle charge, and it powers itself down, even while plugged in.
  
  Is there a way to override this setting? Sometimes I want to finish something up before letting it rest and charge up completely. To what extent does it damage the battery to run it so low?
  
  **Tags:** battery, kindle-fire, power-management
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I believe the Kindle Fie is designed to shutdown when the battery charge is low to protect the battery cells from being damaged (Lithium Ion batteries self-discharge). Not a good idea to let them run too low (often).  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2014-01-11. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  Unfortunately this is not possible. The exact explanation for this actually comes from Android. Buried deep within the Android source code is this little gem:
  BatteryService.java:239
  private void shutdownIfNoPowerLocked() {
      if (mBatteryLevel == 0 && !isPoweredLocked(BatteryManager.BATTERY_PLUGGED_ANY)) {
          [...]
  
  This basically forces the system to shutdown if the battery level reaches 0%. The isPoweredLocked function determines whether any of the following are true:
  
  The battery status is unknown
  The device is connected to AC
  The device is connected via a USB cable
  The device is within range of a wireless charger
  
  It should also be noted (as Jason mentioned in his comment) that lithium-ion batteries typically power off when they reach a predetermined low voltage to prevent further discharge and consequent damage.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: No problem - I ran into a similar problem when the battery gauge on one of my Android phone went berserk and it wouldn't stay powered on even with a full battery.  
  
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