When plugging the C to C cable from the box into the brick and my phone it only works in one orientation in my phone. I can reverse it in the brick, but only one way works in my phone. Even if I change ends. I contacted Google and they tried to tell me this is how it was designed. Can someone else please just confirm it works for you?
Ehhh...that was kind of the whole selling point of moving towards a reversible connector, without having to use Lightning. I'll try this specific test case when I get home, but I know for my data cables here at work, they work just fine in either orientation, as does my car charger (with a C<->C cable).
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Ehhh...that was kind of the whole selling point of moving towards a reversible connector, without having to use Lightning. I'll try this specific test case when I get home, but I know for my data cables here at work, they work just fine in either orientation, as does my car charger (with a C<->C cable).
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Thank you for answering me so fast. I tried to tell the guy that it is inherent to USB C that it is reversible. The port on my phone only works one way.
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When plugging the C to C cable from the box into the brick and my phone it only works in one orientation in my phone. I can reverse it in the brick, but only one way works in my phone. Even if I change ends. I contacted Google and they tried to tell me this is how it was designed. Can someone else please just confirm it works for you?
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I just tried charging my phone with the supplied brick and USB C to C cable this morning, and it didn't work at all. Up till now, I've just been using the regular USB charger on another brick.
I'll swap directions when I get home to see if that works.
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Not sure who is trolling here, but I can verify that my C to C cable is bad, tried flipping both ends, but no luck.
I used the Pixel supplied brick, then used the A to C adapter along with the C to A adapter that came with the pixel to make a C to C and that works fine, swapping directions on both the phone end and the brick end.
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Definitely not a troll. I have an open RMA with Google now because my port in my phone only works in one way. If I take ANY C cable it will only work in one orientation.
I'll stand corrected. Had never heard of that before, thought USB-C was our heavenly savior for either way working.
I can confirm that my phone is doing this as well. Not cool.
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Just tried another cable (Monoprice USB A to C) and charger I have and it worked both ways. So I tried my OEM Pixel cable and charger again and it worked both ways. Very strange.
I am also randomly getting the notification like "what do you want to do with this plugged in device?" and gives options to charge or transfer files etc, with absolutely nothing plugged in.
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I can confirm that my phone is doing this as well. Not cool.
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Just tried another cable (Monoprice USB A to C) and charger I have and it worked both ways. So I tried my OEM Pixel cable and charger again and it worked both ways. Very strange.
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I can also confirm with the stock A to C cable it reverses. Going back to the C to C cable resulted in another "what do you want to do with this" notification that defaulted to "charge the other device". When changing it to "charge this device" it went back to only working one way.
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I can also confirm with the stock A to C cable it reverses. Going back to the C to C cable resulted in another "what do you want to do with this" notification that defaulted to "charge the other device". When changing it to "charge this device" it went back to only working one way.
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Definitely a fault in either the phone, cable, or charger (or a combination of the 3). I tried your original test case and it works fine in either orientation with the OEM C to C cable, regardless of which end is plugged into the OEM charger.
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Definitely a fault in either the phone, cable, or charger (or a combination of the 3). I tried your original test case and it works fine in either orientation with the OEM C to C cable, regardless of which end is plugged into the OEM charger.
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It honestly sounds like more a software problem to me. I would try turning the phone off and see how the charger works, or charging from the bootloader screen. The USB/Power management settings in Android can be a little wonky. I've also found (from my 5X), that the ORDER you connect the cable can have an affect. If you connect the cable to the phone first, followed by the power source it wont charge (connecting this way to a battery power brick will result in the phone charging the brick by default, whereas if you connect to the brick first it will charge the phone by default).
Edit to add: While I'm aware the power and ground pins will always line up despite orientation, it's still not orientation-agnostic. The CC pins are used to sense orientation for other functions besides power delivery, so the usb profile or "mode" could be confused or corrupt. Connecting the charger from a power-off or the bootloader should remove that logic and just... charge. If it charges in both orientations from that state, I would try clearing your cache, and if that doesn't help doing a factory reset :/
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It honestly sounds like more a software problem to me. I would try turning the phone off and see how the charger works, or charging from the bootloader screen. The USB/Power management settings in Android can be a little wonky. I've also found (from my 5X), that the ORDER you connect the cable can have an affect. If you connect the cable to the phone first, followed by the power source it wont charge (connecting this way to a battery power brick will result in the phone charging the brick by default, whereas if you connect to the brick first it will charge the phone by default).
Edit to add: While I'm aware the power and ground pins will always line up despite orientation, it's still not orientation-agnostic. The CC pins are used to sense orientation for other functions besides power delivery, so the usb profile or "mode" could be confused or corrupt. Connecting the charger from a power-off or the bootloader should remove that logic and just... charge. If it charges in both orientations from that state, I would try clearing your cache, and if that doesn't help doing a factory reset :/
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In a powered off state it still only works one way. I definitely think this is hardware.
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In a powered off state it still only works one way. I definitely think this is hardware.
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Working in all orientations here. Yours is definitely faulty. Tell that Google rep not to chat BS.
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jdubya42 said:
When plugging the C to C cable from the box into the brick and my phone it only works in one orientation in my phone. I can reverse it in the brick, but only one way works in my phone. Even if I change ends. I contacted Google and they tried to tell me this is how it was designed. Can someone else please just confirm it works for you?
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You can insert the cable in EITHER direction and it should work exactly the same.
The most likely problem I could see with it (I saw my wife have this problem), is that when the USB-C cables are BRAND NEW, the clips that snap it into the phone can be a bit stiff, which means that you may not actually seat the cable fully in the socket. If the cable is not seated fully, then its behavior may not be consistent. Make sure you get it past that HEAVY SNAP and FULLY seated.
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You can insert the cable in EITHER direction and it should work exactly the same.
The most likely problem I could see with it (I saw my wife have this problem), is that when the USB-C cables are BRAND NEW, the clips that snap it into the phone can be a bit stiff, which means that you may not actually seat the cable fully in the socket. If the cable is not seated fully, then its behavior may not be consistent. Make sure you get it past that HEAVY SNAP and FULLY seated.
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I had this issue when it was fresh out of the box. Once I got passed the initial concern of breaking it, I shoved the cable in all the way, and it has been fine ever since.
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You can insert the cable in EITHER direction and it should work exactly the same.
The most likely problem I could see with it (I saw my wife have this problem), is that when the USB-C cables are BRAND NEW, the clips that snap it into the phone can be a bit stiff, which means that you may not actually seat the cable fully in the socket. If the cable is not seated fully, then its behavior may not be consistent. Make sure you get it past that HEAVY SNAP and FULLY seated.
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I can assure you I am putting the cable far enough in. I have tried multiple cables. The A to C cable works fine and reverses. If I can put that cable in fine I am sure I can put my other 3 C to C cables in fine as well. I have a picture here of the phone showing that something is plugged in when nothing is, definitely seems to be hardware. There have been some issues with my RMA with Google. I am still trying to get it returned.
This is a really terrible picture. You should be able to see that the notification for having something plugged in is there, but there is nothing plugged in.
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I can assure you I am putting the cable far enough in. I have tried multiple cables. The A to C cable works fine and reverses. If I can put that cable in fine I am sure I can put my other 3 C to C cables in fine as well. I have a picture here of the phone showing that something is plugged in when nothing is, definitely seems to be hardware. There have been some issues with my RMA with Google. I am still trying to get it returned.
This is a really terrible picture. You should be able to see that the notification for having something plugged in is there, but there is nothing plugged in.
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I said MOST LIKELY. I did NOT say that it was guaranteed your issue.
MOST people who have problems with a new USBC cable simply don't plug it in far enough.
New phone in, the cable reverses, but now it is so finicky. It goes from charging to not charging every few seconds for a while and then eventually works. I don't understand why both my devices had charging problems. I have never had to RMA anything in my life. I have tried 4 cables now.
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A few days ago while driving home from work, the TB tells me that even though it is connected to a USB power source, it doesn't have enough juice to keep on going and that I should switch to AC power. I was rarely (if ever) using the AC adapter. I always plugged the phone into a USB port on my home/work computer or into the dual USB adapter I have in my car. I started charging with the AC adapter at night and noticed a significant improvement in battery life.
I can't really say that the power source was the key factor, since I was experimenting with kernels, ROMS, and SetCPU profiles/smartass governor on a pretty consistent basis. In any case, I'm pretty sure it made a big difference... something did, anyway... I can easily get through the day now.
Then I stumbled on a dual-USB-A to mini-USB cable from a 2.5" Antec HD enclosure and figured I'd give it a shot (with a mini->micro adapter). It was necessary for the enclosure when you tried to use a 7200 RPM drive because a single USB port didn't deliver enough power alone. I decided to plug in my old Droid and see if it worked. When it did, I crossed my fingers and plugged in the Thunderbolt. Seems to be running fine. I've been taking the cable with me between my car, home, and work computers and have noticed faster charge times, less of an immediate drop-off when disconnecting.
I found what appear to be the same cables online if anyone is interested in testing. They are made by StarTech and compusa.com apparently has the cheapest prices (~$4/ea). The part numbers are USB2HAUBY1 / USB2HAUBY3 / USB2HAUBY6 for the 1ft/3ft/6ft respectively. I'm wondering if anyone else could try my experiment w/a more stable platform (i.e., not changing ROMS/kernels/etc.). I figure now that the initial "I can't stop playing with this phone" phase has worn off, we should be able to measure the difference with more typical usage patterns.
FWIW, I have no intention of ever using a single USB-A to micro-USB cable to charge this thing again (except w/the AC adapter). Anyone charging via USB should definitely consider it.
LOL I just started a thread about this here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022400 not 6 hours ago! Nice to know the cables would work. I figured if I ran two in paralell it might do the trick.
Weird, I've yet to have a cable that told me it was not strong enough.. Multiple cables used in my car (has a usb port), home and work computers. Guess I've gotten lucky.
thats interesting, i kno for sure that using a/c is by far the best solution as it lasts longer, stronger charge, and charges MUCH quicker, i usually only use regular usb as a last resort, but i think u made a pretty damn good discovery! im definitely looking into this
The chargers that came with the phone are 1Amp supplies... Standard USB is only .5Amp, so far 1Amp is the largest draw on a USB 2.0 standard... While when USB 3 hits, that will have higher current capacity than 2.0, so it looks as HTC has designed the phone for USB 3.0
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I don't remember what the exact error message was, but I was at about 7% when I got to my car... I tried to use the phone for navigation and after a few minutes it told me that I needed to switch to AC power.
My thinking is that when the phone is running, active, and the screen is on, it is drawing too much power from the USB power source to allow the battery to fully recharge. This is probably why my experience with the battery has been abysmal. I was using a single USB cable plugged into my computer or a cigarette/USB car adapter 90% of the time.
But if the AC power supply pushes 1A and each USB port can push up to 500mA, the Y adapter should come pretty close to matching the performance of the AC adapter. I'd guess that AC would be the best option, but I'd prefer to have the USB connection w/the computer.
Sorry nerozehl / mods for not adding onto another thread, but I wanted to get the poll going to see how people are typically charging.
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I don't remember what the exact error message was, but I was at about 7% when I got to my car... I tried to use the phone for navigation and after a few minutes it told me that I needed to switch to AC power.
My thinking is that when the phone is running, active, and the screen is on, it is drawing too much power from the USB power source to allow the battery to fully recharge. This is probably why my experience with the battery has been abysmal. I was using a single USB cable plugged into my computer or a cigarette/USB car adapter 90% of the time.
But if the AC power supply pushes 1A and each USB port can push up to 500mA, the Y adapter should come pretty close to matching the performance of the AC adapter. I'd guess that AC would be the best option, but I'd prefer to have the USB connection w/the computer.
Sorry nerozehl / mods for not adding onto another thread, but I wanted to get the poll going to see how people are typically charging.
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Sounds like you have Power Save set to ON for the error message...
Due to my crappy battery life I use this method.
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Due to my crappy battery life I use this method.
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Is that the new cold fusion charger I heard about?
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EDD Skitz said:
Is that the new cold fusion charger I heard about?
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Two words. Flux Capacitor
You think that guy has any problems with his battery going dead???
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Dnakaman said:
You think that guy has any problems with his battery going dead???
LOL
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what battery? it was destroyed just looking at that thing...
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Get it to 88 mph and you can go back in time!
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What the heck is a jiggawatt!!!
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very often when using your car charger and navigation, the phone uses more battery than the car charger can replace, so the battery will drop even while plugged in charging. a imagine USB would be similar, since usb is 0.5 amps, while A/C is 1amp. i went to radio shack and got a 1.3 amp charger for my phone, and when plugged in in my car it pulls around 800mA during charging. so its just about close to good enough.
RogerPodacter said:
very often when using your car charger and navigation, the phone uses more battery than the car charger can replace, so the battery will drop even while plugged in charging. a imagine USB would be similar, since usb is 0.5 amps, while A/C is 1amp. i went to radio shack and got a 1.3 amp charger for my phone, and when plugged in in my car it pulls around 800mA during charging. so its just about close to good enough.
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Now you risk the overcharging/overheating...Keep an eye on that temp
scottt732 said:
I don't remember what the exact error message was, but I was at about 7% when I got to my car... I tried to use the phone for navigation and after a few minutes it told me that I needed to switch to AC power.
My thinking is that when the phone is running, active, and the screen is on, it is drawing too much power from the USB power source to allow the battery to fully recharge. This is probably why my experience with the battery has been abysmal. I was using a single USB cable plugged into my computer or a cigarette/USB car adapter 90% of the time.
But if the AC power supply pushes 1A and each USB port can push up to 500mA, the Y adapter should come pretty close to matching the performance of the AC adapter. I'd guess that AC would be the best option, but I'd prefer to have the USB connection w/the computer.
Sorry nerozehl / mods for not adding onto another thread, but I wanted to get the poll going to see how people are typically charging.
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Turn off 4G and drop the screen brightness to 50% orless and the draw should be low enough for USB charging. If you are using a car adapter, get one of the high current ones that output 1A. You can get a nice widget like 'Battery monitor Widget' which will show you if your charger is keeping up or not. If the widget displays a value that is green, the charger output is exceeding the draw from the phone by the value shown in the widget.
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Now you risk the overcharging/overheating...Keep an eye on that temp
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No need to worry, battery only draws what power it needs, anything higher just doesn't get pulled. Been using it a year now
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What the heck is a jiggawatt!!!
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it is the energy produced every time jay-z opens his mouth
Okay so my usb port has been a bit annoying the past week - where i had to vigorously wiggle the cable to get it to charge or to sync (and even when it did decide to connect to the computer, it would chop out eventually)
But now it's no longer charging or being recognized by my comp
It's strange because the headphone adapter was working fine, and so was the usb host, but it just wont charge anymore - I effectively now have a dead TG01
Currently, i'll get the orange light, telling me it's charging, but when i try to power on, nothing happens...
So i'm thinking a new USB port which is where I need some help: I'm not sure on what part to get
But maybe This is the one? Comparing the images with the ones found on the net of the TG01 (Yep - I still haven't got mine open yet)
But yeah, just a heads up on whether you think it would work would be epic, or whether you think i should just try a different battery/charger/throw it away (Although i'm almost certain it's the port, as it was working intermitently before - it's now gone altogether)
are u using only usb to charging or an wall charger?
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are u using only usb to charging or an wall charger?
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Wall charger, but i tried USB, and still no luck
It just wont charge at all, regardless of the orange light when plugged in now that it's off (though i wouldn't get it when the phone did still have charge left and was therefore still switched on...)
BUMP: Any ideas you clever people? Just some guidance would be nice...
I'm still without my beloved TG01, I'm having to use a **** old Samsung G600
I do have some problems of my own with my USB cable. I believe the problems are due to the cable, though. The wall charger works fine. The USB cable that I use, has to stay somehow "forced"... imagine having the cell laying face up on a desk. The USB cable gets out and is forced by a small pen that stays right near the cellphone, to have a 30% slope upwards, so pushing a bit the cable onto the upper part of the USB port. I do know that you are telling us a different issue, however, maybe this way you could check whether it's just a broken connection and not a completely dead port.
No, this sounds like the exact issue i had...
It was like this with the Charger and USB - where i had to force it to be recognised or charged, and it would still cut out after a while - and wiggling it or knocking it wouldn't actually affect it, it would be of it's own accordance...
But it was strange because the headphone adapter worked fine...
Nothing happens at all now though
Are you try: Settings- Connections- USB to PC- unmark Enable advanced network functionality
I can't turn the phone on because it wont charge, so it's not that
Battery may be defective. Try with any 5V charger, connect directly to battery pin in 10 min
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It vaguely remembers me of something I read on the forum about different micro usb (explaining my different cables do not connect just the same, some easy, some bit forced); I think there also was a drawing. (but I don't have time to search for the exact thread; it was not the "solving usb port mistery one))
Maybe your earphone adaptator don't have exactly the same as your charger? And if it is not battery trouble, find a charger with the "very right" micro usb plug?
Thank you both so much for your response:
I understand why you say it could be the battery problem with the charger - but it doesn't explain the intermittent connection with my computer when using the USB cable. Which is convincing myslef more and more that it's a port problem
One solution for now would be to buy one of these cheap external battery chargers from eBay, but it would mean i still wouldn't be able to use sync using the USB cable and i'm a bit conscious on whether the charger is safe and wont fry my battery
Which is why i'm leaning towards having a stab at reparing it myself
It'd solve the issue directly and it'd be a safer and more secure solution too... (the external charger would have to be ordered in from Hong Kong eBay)
I'm having what seem to be exactly the same problems. I have used 2 x usb based chargers on it - and neither work (whereas they had been working for the past 6 months). Got a mains charger last week - was working for a while - but as of right now, no longer works.
I'm not sure what else to do. I will try later to use the other adapter I have for connection to usb keyboard. The strange thing is - this will probably work but charging won't!
So....is it the micro usb port that's broken? (strange if it is but still works for data)
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could it be the battery?
Guys I have a problem.
Recently, the phone is charging only using the original cable supplied.
If i use other cables (I have tried 3 4), which first went well, attacking the phone to computer now tells me that "the device is using more energy than he is given, not charging" or something similar.
The problem is that I was using in the car a retractable cable and the original was a bit of trouble. If you know for what could be the cause?
This because of usage some power eating application. As far as my experience I've used phone for data connection and as Wi-Fi modem. And if I'm charging through plug it's ok, buy in case of USB charging phone note me with a same alarm as you.
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Another possible cause of this problem (I had the same issue) is the charging port on the phone itself has been bent so the charging cables dont sit inside there very well. Therefore a cheaper cable (3rd party cables that didnt come with your phone) might not get a very snug connection limiting the amount of power your phone recieves.
If youve dropped your phone while its been charging chances are thats what the issue is. If you look at your charging port on your phone you should be able to see if the metalic charge port has been bent and all it might take to resolve this is carefully bending the port back into shape (careful not to apply too much force as this is very risky, If you are not comfortable with this then please dont attempt as I am not responsible for any damages this is just 1 possible solution)
Also if you're charging by USB from your computer make sure its a USB port from the BACK of your pc as front ports are usually only USB 1.1 which does not provide much power at all. The ports in the back are USB 2.0 or if its a new computer it could even be USB 3.0. both which provide lots of juice to your phone.
I plugged my OPO charger (and red lead) to the OPO at 21% battery, so far this is the charge progress:
21% 6.04pm
36% 7.04pm
63% 8.45pm
76% 9.35pm
At this rate it'll be done 10.45pm I think - nearly 5 hours.
Should it be taking this long?
It shouldn't be taking that long to charge, mines take at least 1 hour. Charges very fast.
Are you using the stock red wall charger as well as the red usb cable supplied by OnePlus?
Ensure that in settings -> about phone that it says Charging (AC) and not Charging (USB)
Be sure that you plugged the USB cable all the way in and that its not loose.
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It shouldn't be taking that long to charge, mines take at least 1 hour. Charges very fast.
Are you using the stock red wall charger as well as the red usb cable supplied by OnePlus?
Ensure that in settings -> about phone that it says Charging (AC) and not Charging (USB)
Be sure that you plugged the USB cable all the way in and that its not loose.
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Says Charging (AC). All cables are fitted securely, only thing is having to use a 2 to 3-pin adapter for UK sockets but that seems unlikely to be at fault?
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Says Charging (AC). All cables are fitted securely, only thing is having to use a 2 to 3-pin adapter for UK sockets but that seems unlikely to be at fault?
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I have the same charger and cable (i'm from Italy) and my telehone charges quite fast. I have to suspect that indeed the adaptor is the culprit here.
I hope it isn't a phone fault at least, wouldn't want to attempt to get a replacement. Battery life on the other hand is pretty great though.
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I hope it isn't a phone fault at least, wouldn't want to attempt to get a replacement. Battery life on the other hand is pretty great though.
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Try another cable to make sure it's not the cable. If the issue persists, open a ticket with Oneplus as your charger may be defective.
I don't recommend continued use of said charger until it has been cleared or replaced. While highly unlikely, a defective product can cause issues such as overheating or damaging attached devices.
Are other short cables ok to try? I remember reading the cable has to be a certain AWG, so I don't know if my Nexus 7 & 4 cable will do.
Get rid of the adapter. I tested it with and without and with the adapter and with it the phone charged at 1% per 2.5 minutes and without it the phone charged at 1% per minute.
All you need to do is shove something into the top(earth) pin of the socket and you can then just plug the 2 pin plug into the UK socket.
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Get rid of the adapter. I tested it with and without and with the adapter and with it the phone charged at 1% per 2.5 minutes and without it the phone charged at 1% per minute.
All you need to do is shove something into the top(earth) pin of the socket and you can then just plug the 2 pin plug into the UK socket.
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Intriguing, that doesn't sound safe though!
edit: Actually the 2 pins don't seem to fit at all in the bottom 2 slots of my 3-pin socket. The holes are too wide apart.
I was going to buy an Anker 5-way USB charging station with 2.4A in each slot, this should solve the issue I guess.
Why is it not safe? The top pin is only an earth and it not even used in a lot of cases, it main use is to move the shield over the 2 bottom pins. That's why the top pin is longer than the bottom two.
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Intriguing, that doesn't sound safe though!
edit: Actually the 2 pins don't seem to fit at all in the bottom 2 slots of my 3-pin socket. The holes are too wide apart.
I was going to buy an Anker 5-way USB charging station with 2.4A in each slot, this should solve the issue I guess.
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They will fit, you just need to slightly force them.
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Why is it not safe? The top pin is only an earth and it not even used in a lot of cases, it main use is to move the shield over the 2 bottom pins. That's why the top pin is longer than the bottom two.
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They will fit, you just need to slightly force them.
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Well I got it in, was a bit awkward shoving some pliers in the top slot. Still not happy with the solution tho I'll see how fast it charges once I manage to drain phone
Salty Wagyu said:
Well I got it in, was a bit awkward shoving some pliers in the top slot. Still not happy with the solution tho I'll see how fast it charges once I manage to drain phone
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Thats going to take awhile to drain your phone
Try downloading a app that measures your charging rate as well. You can compare and contrast the different combinations of usb cable/charger/etc as well as someone else who charges fast can compare with your charging rate.
zephiK said:
Thats going to take awhile to drain your phone
Try downloading a app that measures your charging rate as well. You can compare and contrast the different combinations of usb cable/charger/etc as well as someone else who charges fast can compare with your charging rate.
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I'll try this one out https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.bmw
Salty Wagyu said:
Says Charging (AC). All cables are fitted securely, only thing is having to use a 2 to 3-pin adapter for UK sockets but that seems unlikely to be at fault?
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The adapter that you have brought whats the AMP is it outputing , i had the same issue , since i live in europe and have to use the adapter to charge the phone the first one i brought emits only 1 AMP by the adapter , then i went to the store back and asked him to provide me the adapter which has higher amp output , the store keeper gave me the 13 amp one ( the highest as he says ) and now it charges much faster within one hour ...
I would recommend to go and get the 13 AMP adapter and then plug in your charger ...
Moreover as i see the phone charger is not the same has i have , mine is square and yours in a different shape , is that original charger from OPO , if not please check the chargers amp output it should be 2 amp as per the OPO charger rating , else you would have a slow charge ,,,
fai28683 said:
The adapter that you have brought whats the AMP is it outputing , i had the same issue , since i live in europe and have to use the adapter to charge the phone the first one i brought emits only 1 AMP by the adapter , then i went to the store back and asked him to provide me the adapter which has higher amp output , the store keeper gave me the 13 amp one ( the highest as he says ) and now it charges much faster within one hour ...
I would recommend to go and get the 13 AMP adapter and then plug in your charger ...
Moreover as i see the phone charger is not the same has i have , mine is square and yours in a different shape , is that original charger from OPO , if not please check the chargers amp output it should be 2 amp as per the OPO charger rating , else you would have a slow charge ,,,
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I don't know how to measure Amps coming in, everything I'm holding in that photo is all OPO-made, even the 3-pin adapter came included with the phone.
Either way I've stopped using it and deemed the adapter as faulty. I'm using my Nexus 7 charger now, it only outputs 2A rather than the needed 2.1A but it'll do, it charged my phone up fully in an hour and half this time.
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I don't know how to measure Amps coming in, everything I'm holding in that photo is all OPO-made, even the 3-pin adapter came included with the phone.
Either way I've stopped using it, and used my Nexus 7 charger instead. It only outputs 2A rather than the needed 2.1A but it'll do, it charged my phone up fully in an hour and half this time.
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Regarding the amp output by the adapter , it should be posted on the box that came with it .
And if the OPO official charger is not charging with the best speed , then it should be a faulty charger .
ANyways good to know you have the solution to the problem
Cheers buddy ...
fai28683 said:
Regarding the amp output by the adapter , it should be posted on the box that came with it .
And if the OPO official charger is not charging with the best speed , then it should be a faulty charger .
ANyways good to know you have the solution to the problem
Cheers buddy ...
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Oh the bit where the USB cable goes into? That says 5V~2100mA. Think I should pursue an RMA on the charger only?
Salty Wagyu said:
Oh the bit where the USB cable goes into? That says 5V~2100mA. Think I should pursue an RMA on the charger only?
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The charger which the USB cables goes in as per my OPO charger is 5V / 2A ( which seems also okie in your case ).
The adapter that your charger plugs to connect to wall socket should be 250V / 13A.
Last night I left my OPO to charge when it was at 11%, OPO supplied charger but amazon kindle usb cable (I love them for some reason, have several). After about 7 hour it was at 91%.
Plugged into my Samsung charger (supplied with a Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet) and the same cable, normal (quick) charging.
I fear the adapter that OPO supplied may have been of sub par quality and has deteriorated.
Also, I checked the battery settings while it was charging, it mentioned AC.
I'll plug my tablet in the OPO charger just to make sure
My charger has been charging my phone quite fast as it did since Day 1. Could it have something to do with European chargers?
If you are like me and miss the simplicity of wireless charging I have found a solution. If you have never heard of znaps it started as a kickstarter to bring magnetic charging to any Microsd, USB type C or lightning devices (similar to Mac). I preordered mine but the wait was killing me since it does not ship until January. I did a quick google search and found another company who is selling this technology on Amazon so I quickly ordered it with next day delivery and I have to say it works perfectly. It has a strong magnet and can be connected with ease either direction. It DOES support turbocharge, at first I had a bad cable but the new cable works. Installation and removal can be a little tough because you have to use force but they give you a tool to remove (trust me it will stick out and not go all the way in unless you push hard). It also supports sync as well but I really haven't put that through it's paces yet.
Now I am going to keep my znaps order going to test the two. Not sure if it supports fast charging.
Znaps has some pros:
1. You can use your existing cables. With this you have to order multiple cables for cars and so on.
2. The price is cheaper for the connectors
3. It is smaller (both insert and cable tip
So if you want something that connects quickly and without hassle and something that can go both ways give it a try.
Here's a promo video I found lol you have to laugh at how they try so hard to make it seem terrible the old way
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This looks pretty cool, I'm also wondering if turbo charging will work if you have a brick
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This looks pretty cool, I'm also wondering if turbo charging will work if you have a brick
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I'm not sure but I doubt it. I think we will have better luck with znaps. I'm still waiting to hear back from their support. It charges slow so I would plan on getting this if you are like me and don't mind charging over night. For turbo charge you'll want to remove. I only charge at night so it works well
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I'm not sure but I doubt it. I think we will have better luck with znaps. I'm still waiting to hear back from their support. It charges slow so I would plan on getting this if you are like me and don't mind charging over night. For turbo charge you'll want to remove. I only charge at night so it works well
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Can you transfer or sync data with the cable? If you can, you can turbo charge.
Thanks for the mini review Josh.
Thanks! Looks interesting but I can't live without quick charge. Will probably wait for znap...
namartlu said:
Thanks! Looks interesting but I can't live without quick charge. Will probably wait for znap...
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znaps confirmed theirs will support quick charge 2.0
OP, have you tried using your Turbo Charger with this cable? I'm seeing a few reviews that say that it can be charged with quick charge....
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OP, have you tried using your Turbo Charger with this cable? I'm seeing a few reviews that say that it can be charged with quick charge....
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I can't try the charger that came with the phone since the cable is built in however I did try a quick charge 2.0 charger I purchased off amazon (this one) and it still has a slow charge. It's perfect to hold me over until znaps is out but it does take it's time.
I haven't tried that charger with a regular cable to make sure there is nothing wrong with the new charger but I can do that this afternoon.
I tried one of these to, but I think znaps will be better. My problem with these is the size. It's not really compatible with any cases. It does work with quickcharge, the notification LED would have to be facing upward though. Otherwise normal charge. And after getting it yanked back out, the usb port is forever stretched out. cables aren't as tight anymore.
The better solution for wireless charging would be one of the wireless receivers sandwiched between the phone and a case.
30 minutes on a wireless charger would equal around 8% charge increase on an MXPE.
30 minutes on the QC2.0 charger equals around 65% charge increase.
So, you can stick your phone on a wireless charger for an hour to get 16% life added, or I can stick mine on the cord for 8 minutes to get the same.
No thanks don't want it.
Another good thing about Znaps's design is that there is an adapter on the wire side, so don't need new wires/adapters. Can't wait...
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I tried one of these to, but I think znaps will be better. My problem with these is the size. It's not really compatible with any cases. It does work with quickcharge, the notification LED would have to be facing upward though. Otherwise normal charge. And after getting it yanked back out, the usb port is forever stretched out. cables aren't as tight anymore.
The better solution for wireless charging would be one of the wireless receivers sandwiched between the phone and a case.
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I'm wondering if the piece that goes into my phone is defective. It does not quick charge in either direction. I will try swapping it out when I get home. Did you use this with the moto x?
EDIT: @regalpimpin So after removing the insert I had I verified my quick charger 2.0 would turbocharge by using a standard cable. Then I put in the other insert and still no turbocharge. So I'm not sure how you tested but mine will not turbo charge. I didn't notice the cable being loose after this device so I'm assuming you tried with a different phone/tablet?
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I'm wondering if the piece that goes into my phone is defective. It does not quick charge in either direction. I will try swapping it out when I get home. Did you use this with the moto x?
EDIT: @regalpimpin So after removing the insert I had I verified my quick charger 2.0 would turbocharge by using a standard cable. Then I put in the other insert and still no turbocharge. So I'm not sure how you tested but mine will not turbo charge. I didn't notice the cable being loose after this device so I'm assuming you tried with a different phone/tablet?
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I got the cable Friday, and tested it on the pure. The little pamphlet it comes with explains the charging. It will charge normally either way it's plugged in. But the data/ and therefore the quick charge only works plugged in the one way. I tested with an aukey 15000 battery pack. And got the TurboCharge toast notification when plugged in. Cables aren't loose now.. But they aren't as tight as they were. It's like its had a months use, and it wasn't like that before. Not a huge deal, but i'm sticking to the wireless receivers, and possibly the znaps when they come out as they'll be more case friendly. I'll probably just use these on some other devices. It was cool in theory.
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I got the cable Friday, and tested it on the pure. The little pamphlet it comes with explains the charging. It will charge normally either way it's plugged in. But the data/ and therefore the quick charge only works plugged in the one way. I tested with an aukey 15000 battery pack. And got the TurboCharge toast notification when plugged in. Cables aren't loose now.. But they aren't as tight as they were. It's like its had a months use, and it wasn't like that before. Not a huge deal, but i'm sticking to the wireless receivers, and possibly the znaps when they come out as they'll be more case friendly. I'll probably just use these on some other devices. It was cool in theory.
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I must have a bad cable then... I never get the turbocharge notification and it goes slow, I always have the light on the front. Did you also purchase from amazon?
joshuadjohnson22 said:
I must have a bad cable then... I never get the turbocharge notification and it goes slow, I always have the light on the front. Did you also purchase from amazon?
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Yes. Is yours the wsken or the pleson
regalpimpin said:
Yes. Is yours the wsken or the pleson
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Wsken like in the OP
UPDATE: I got my replacement cable and it DOES support turbocharging pretty awesome I have to admit!
@richardhaid @TwoStroker37 @namartlu @glowsti047
I've got the tough frame for my MXPE on my phone currently, I love how it looks and feels, don't need anything else for a case. I wonder if this piece that plugs into the usb on the phone is too wide to fit into the hold cutout on the bumper. Can anyone verify if I would have to cut up my bumper if I bought this cable??