Do I need USB connection kit to connect with adb? - Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

There was a thing I wanted to do with adb on my gnote. I don't remember what it was but I do remember that you had to connect through USB if you didn;t want to root. So I said to myself "this can wait I got a lotta expenses right now I don't need the USB connection kit".
So anyway, I'm charging tonight ( anyone not see where this is going ) and I look at the charger and say: "Wait a minute do I need the USB connection kit, or do I just need the to connect to my computer with the charging cable?"
So which is it?

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One more USB question...

Hi there...
A quick question about the USB...
Is is at all possible to have a USB-port that can still charge the phone, but at the same time is "dead" when you try to connect the phone to the computer ??
I have also asked about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179171
The story is that the Phone (SonyEricsson X10i) can be charged fine, but when i connect it to the computer, my computer say that the hardware is not recognized, nomatter if it is in flash-mode, mounted from recovery or in the normal way.
And the phone donĀ“t even show anything about USB connection in the status bar eigther.
I have tried 5 different computers now, and 2 different usb cables.
I have also a X10 mini and a Desire HD that works fine on all the computers and both cables.
I have tried to remove software, remove drivers, clean computers, reboot, check the memory-card in the phone, install software and drivers and all other things i can think off...
It is two windows 7 and three windows XP computers btw.
So is it at all possible that the phone can still be charged, but data-connection fail ?
As i see it, there must be some kind of data-exchange or else the computers would not even say "hardware not recognized"...?!?
I'm not quite sure I understood your question correctly, but let's see if this helps:
I used to have phone that didn't have drivers for Windows I used at the time (I think it was Windows 7). That meant that Windows wouldn't recognize it (when plugged via USB cable) and will not therefore provide power to that USB port (hence the phone will not charge).
I was able to get around the problem by going to the device manager, locating the relevant "unknown device" and force installing some random drivers for it -- I don't even remember what it was that I picked -- something that Windows would allow me to do. Of course the port wouldn't work as a data connection like this, but since Windows now 'knew' the device, it powered the USB port and I was able to charge my phone from it.
My problem is that I actually can charge the phone ok...
But I am not able to make a data connection between the computer and the phone at all...
My question is then, if the usb connector in my phone can somehow be broken even though I am still able to charge the phone...?
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App
I'm fairly sure that yes, the contacts or the controller can be broken so that you can still charge but be unable to establish data connection.

[Q] Android Tablet: Enable Fast Charge/Force AC Charge allways

I need to enable fast charge/AC on USB and keep it enable to communicate via USB. I need my tablet to charge as connected to AC and be able to transfer files in the same way as if I connect to a PC.
I will have a AC adapter in the middle powering the device 5V/2A, so I wont burn my PC USB port (I wont drain any power from the PC, just the D+/D-/GND Lines...). I know that I should not connect the tablet directly to a PC once I do this.
I have my device rooted, but I do not want to use a custom kernel. Is there anything I can change on my kernel to do this?
Once I think I saw some change that I must do in a system file to be able to do this, but I'm unable to find it now...
Thanks for any tip,
JS

Can't connect via USB

I think I've exhausted my options, hopefully somebody here has an idea.
From day 1, my TF300T has been unable to connect to a PC. At first I thought it was because one of my cats chewed on the USB cable before I could try (it still charged, just no PC connection) so I didn't do anything while it was still under warranty.
Since then, I've tried 3 different cables, multiple PCs and a Macbook, and I can't get anything out of it. It's not detected at all by the computer - no unknown device, no prompt for drivers, no device connected sound when I plug it in. No reaction on the tablet either, whether USB debugging is on or not. I also tried replacing the USB port on the tablet, but got the same thing. I doubt it's a driver issue since I'm not getting anything at all on either end of the connection.
It DOES connect to the dock ok, and all the dock functions seem to work. I've tried connecting the USB cable to both the tablet directly and the dock, and I get nothing from either port.
I'd really like to be able to flash custom ROMs on it, and I can't find a working way to root or flash it without a functioning USB connection. Could it be the third-party USB cables giving me problems, and if so, is there one that actually works? And if not, is this just a lost cause?

If the phone doesn't ask for permission to transfer files when plugged in...

Hi,
Thank you for the forum (first post).
Trying to get the S6 recognised by pc:
When the phone is connected to the laptops usb port via micro usb and cable (usb debugging on, samsung usb drivers downloaded, mtp:usb on) the computer makes the 'plugged in' audio sound but there is no 'permission to transfer files via usb' type message.
It does charge.
Does this maybe mean the charging port is broken/damaged, or the usb is broken?
Only other detail is that I once got the computer to say in a pop up that it was labelled as a 'samsung s6' rather than unknown device, which it normally does. This any symptom maybe its just a software issue?
Trying to get my computer to connect to the phone and have tried most if not all software solutions so far (including factory reset) and now looking if its hardware. Any tips to get it connected welcome.
Thank you,
David
david7632 said:
Hi,
Thank you for the forum (first post).
Trying to get the S6 recognised by pc:
When the phone is connected to the laptops usb port via micro usb and cable (usb debugging on, samsung usb drivers downloaded, mtp:usb on) the computer makes the 'plugged in' audio sound but there is no 'permission to transfer files via usb' type message.
It does charge.
Does this maybe mean the charging port is broken/damaged, or the usb is broken?
Only other detail is that I once got the computer to say in a pop up that it was labelled as a 'samsung s6' rather than unknown device, which it normally does. This any symptom maybe its just a software issue?
Trying to get my computer to connect to the phone and have tried most if not all software solutions so far (including factory reset) and now looking if its hardware. Any tips to get it connected welcome.
Thank you,
David
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have you gone thru the usual suspects? (diff cable, usb port, diff computer altogether, blah blah blah)
Same happens here, it was fine after flashed Rom now it wont recognize it for some reason

Question Phone no longer being recognized by computer. Not even getting a prompt on phone when plugged in.

As the title states, my phone is no longer being recognized by my computer when I plug it in. I've tried multiple cables, multiple ports on the computer, both ports on the phone, factory resetting the phone, uninstalling and re-installing drivers on my computer, booting to Ubuntu so I wouldn't need to worry about drivers. Nothing has worked. I'm not even getting the USB prompt on my phone when I plug it in. It DOES charge but I'm not able to transfer files, adb or anything. ASUS wants me to send the phone in but I don't want to go who knows how long without my phone, plus I don't think it's right that I have to pay to ship it when it's their phone that is ****ting the bed. Could anyone PLEASE help me? Thanks.
Maximus from the 915 said:
As the title states, my phone is no longer being recognized by my computer when I plug it in. I've tried multiple cables, multiple ports on the computer, both ports on the phone, factory resetting the phone, uninstalling and re-installing drivers on my computer, booting to Ubuntu so I wouldn't need to worry about drivers. Nothing has worked. I'm not even getting the USB prompt on my phone when I plug it in. It DOES charge but I'm not able to transfer files, adb or anything. ASUS wants me to send the phone in but I don't want to go who knows how long without my phone, plus I don't think it's right that I have to pay to ship it when it's their phone that is ****ting the bed. Could anyone PLEASE help me? Thanks.
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If your phone won't connect to the computer using the USB cable, then the FIRST thing most people do you've done, which is switch cables and rebooting the phone (factory reset is extreme but you did that also).
The second thing most people do is install the manufacturer's drivers, which you also did.
The third thing you can do though, is connect the phone to the computer WITHOUT the USB cable (i.e., over Wi-Fi) because that will work even if your phone port is broken and even if the USB cables are bad and even if the drivers aren't on the computer.
Below are screenshots of just some of the ways to connect the phone to the computer over Wi-Fi without any cables, and if you want, you can follow one of my tutorials on the subject.
Hope this helps.
GalaxyA325G said:
If your phone won't connect to the computer using the USB cable, then the FIRST thing most people do you've done, which is switch cables and rebooting the phone (factory reset is extreme but you did that also).
The second thing most people do is install the manufacturer's drivers, which you also did.
The third thing you can do though, is connect the phone to the computer WITHOUT the USB cable (i.e., over Wi-Fi) because that will work even if your phone port is broken and even if the USB cables are bad and even if the drivers aren't on the computer.
Below are screenshots of just some of the ways to connect the phone to the computer over Wi-Fi without any cables, and if you want, you can follow one of my tutorials on the subject.
Hope this helps.
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Would I still be able to adb using the wifi method? My main issue is trying to remove the old Google Pay app. Which I'm unable to unless it's through adb.
Just an update. I was, in fact, able to run adb commands while connected using wi-fi. Thank you @GalaxyA325G for your input.
GalaxyA325G said:
If your phone won't connect to the computer using the USB cable, then the FIRST thing most people do you've done, which is switch cables and rebooting the phone (factory reset is extreme but you did that also).
The second thing most people do is install the manufacturer's drivers, which you also did.
The third thing you can do though, is connect the phone to the computer WITHOUT the USB cable (i.e., over Wi-Fi) because that will work even if your phone port is broken and even if the USB cables are bad and even if the drivers aren't on the computer.
Below are screenshots of just some of the ways to connect the phone to the computer over Wi-Fi without any cables, and if you want, you can follow one of my tutorials on the subject.
Hope this helps.
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i click on tutorials but it link to nothing. im having issues with my Rog 5 with signal getting drop since my last update. my pc doesnt respond to usb and my phone doesn't show any sign of connections to pc at all while being plug.
ZeroKo0 said:
i click on tutorials but it link to nothing. im having issues with my Rog 5 with signal getting drop since my last update. my pc doesnt respond to usb and my phone doesn't show any sign of connections to pc at all while being plug.
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Not sure what to tell you about your signal dropping, but
is the video I used to finally use adb via WiFi.
Have you tried clearing the adb authorizations (in developer options) with the phone disconnected and then connecting? Sometimes a change can trigger the phone to stop recognizing the computer as allowed without treating it as a new connection.
twistedumbrella said:
Have you tried clearing the adb authorizations (in developer options) with the phone disconnected and then connecting? Sometimes a change can trigger the phone to stop recognizing the computer as allowed without treating it as a new connection.
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Yeah, I had tried that already as well.
Maximus from the 915 said:
Yeah, I had tried that already as well.
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Sounds like you're stuck with WiFi or the repair then.

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