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Mini USB rather than slightly rounded connector?

Any idea why the connector is slightly different to a normal mini USB (i.e. one corner is slightly rounded).
Anyone had any joy using a miniUSB connector?
I've managed to charge mine using a miniUSB connector but it doesnt seem to connect to a PC with it. I'm wondering if the pin out is slightly different from an apparently proprietary HTC Diamond cable (but the power works)?

No idea why the connector is different, but my Diamon connects to the PC using a standard USB cable...

There are different types of mini usb cables. Some will not allow data connections from the daim100. I dont the technical reason. However i have cables from freecom usb harddisks that should be data compatible that will only charge the phone and nothing more.

counterfitninja said:
There are different types of mini usb cables. Some will not allow data connections from the daim100. I dont the technical reason. However i have cables from freecom usb harddisks that should be data compatible that will only charge the phone and nothing more.
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Yeh. Mine will only charge....

I've tried at least 4 different miniUSB cables that I have around and all of them charge and allow data sync.

I've used a mini USB from a digicam, both charge and data worked.
I've heard miniUSB wall chargers won't work, though...

you must used in usb standard cabl with shild 5port not 4port

I've got an HTC wall charger and it worked with a miniUSB cable I had lying around.
-Mike

I believe the rounded plug is a HTC ExtUSB™ 11pin mini USB which has the additional pins for audio (headphones, etc). The standard USB Mini-B connector is fine for all charging and data needs providing you have a standard cable (good quality). Some cannot provide enough power to charge/power external devices.
USB Mini-B
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More USB stuff & Pic from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_cable#Cables

I used a standard miniUSB cable to sync, charge using HTC charger and charge using another charger. However, for some reason phone thought I am connecting to PC when I was charging.

there has already been a thread about this (and there has been on every section of the forum!)

I'm using a Motorola Mini USB cable for both charging and data, works great.

The Diamond differentiates between a charger and a PC by the use of pin 4 in the cable. On standard USB-cables, pin 4 is not connected. On a HTC-charger, it is connected to ground. If you connect pin 4 to ground, the charger will be seen as a charger, and htc's battery-tool will indicate "AC".
Have fun!

[Q] USB OTG not working, is this adapter good?

Hi everyone, I bought this female to female USB adapter http://dx.com/p/usb-female-to-female-adapters-pair-106349 to convert my regular micro USB cable to USB OTG one. Togehter with a tested and working USB-Y cable I connect a flash drive and it only blinks for a second (glows all the time when plugged into computer), then goes out. I tried my charger and laptop as power sources. The phone doesn't show anything, no new stuff in /mnt. Also tried mouse, no good either. The smartphone is HTC Sensation with ARHD 6.8. The kernel should support USB OTG, and there is a video on youtube with working example. Can this adapter be the problem, should I buy a normal USB OTG cable?

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Hi everyone, I bought this female to female USB adapter http://dx.com/p/usb-female-to-female-adapters-pair-106349 to convert my regular micro USB cable to USB OTG one. Togehter with a tested and working USB-Y cable I connect a flash drive and it only blinks for a second (glows all the time when plugged into computer), then goes out. I tried my charger and laptop as power sources. The phone doesn't show anything, no new stuff in /mnt. Also tried mouse, no good either. The smartphone is HTC Sensation with ARHD 6.8. The kernel should support USB OTG, and there is a video on youtube with working example. Can this adapter be the problem, should I buy a normal USB OTG cable?
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This female to female adapter doesn't convert USB cable into OTG. In USB OTG cable also two correct pins must be connected together.
Just buy USB OTG Cable with USB power.
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Using a USB Extension Cable with a USB Wall Adapter

Hey guys, I just purchased a new phone a few days ago and I was wondering if I could use my USB extension cord with my USB wall adapter since the USB cord that came with my phone is so short. I am unsure if using a USB Cable + USB Extension Cord + USB wall adapter is safe or not and if it will actually charge.

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Hey guys, I just purchased a new phone a few days ago and I was wondering if I could use my USB extension cord with my USB wall adapter since the USB cord that came with my phone is so short. I am unsure if using a USB Cable + USB Extension Cord + USB wall adapter is safe or not and if it will actually charge.
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if its only for charging from USB via PC, it should not be a problem, but if it also used for data, you need to test if it is wired for it also. IF all works than its not a problem too.
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if its only for charging from USB via PC, it should not be a problem, but if it also used for data, you need to test if it is wired for it also. IF all works than its not a problem too.
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It's not charging from USB via PC, it's charging from the USB wall adapter that's also connected to a USB extension cord that also connects to my phone.

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It's not charging from USB via PC, it's charging from the USB wall adapter that's also connected to a USB extension cord that also connects to my phone.
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well basically if you have cable with a USB connector on each end, you can try testing it on your PC and Phone to see if it is compatible for data transmission as the pin out for data is different from charging
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well basically if you have cable with a USB connector on each end, you can try testing it on your PC and Phone to see if it is compatible for data transmission as the pin out for data is different from charging
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My phone doesn't use micro usb. I have an iPhone, it uses lightning.

thebriando said:
My phone doesn't use micro usb. I have an iPhone, it uses lightning.
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well, you are on the wrong forum, you need to post in XDA iphone forum, use google to locate it.
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Looking for a USB-C Hub with Power Delivery

I'm looking for a USB-C Hub with Power Delivery, any good suggestion?
I saw Choetech's official Facebook were given out big discount codes of its USB-C multiport adaptor, so I sent a PM to request a code. Anybody used this one?
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Did you find a suitable hub?

Hi everyone,
I'm also trying to find a hub with different connector like HDMI / USB-A 3.0 / Ethernet... but it's very difficult to know if they are compatible with the Pixel C.
Most of them are compatible with Macbook but to few information about compatibility with Android.
Does anybody make a list of compatible hubs for pixel C ?

https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B01CJMQZF0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have this one. Of course look on it on amazon.com
It has ethernet,3hubs that i use with usb stick(fat32) to move my docs and has powerdelivery to charge while u work. HDMI is not supported with usb c yet.

A list I don't have but for a little over $11, I bought me this 3-Port USB 3.0 LAN RJ45 Hub (eBay Item # 162126608654) in combination with a USB 3.0 Female to USB C (Item # 152382378772)
, and my G-Pixel C is a happy camper so far

Also, a friend of mine has this one with power throughput to host, works great on my Pixel C too

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I'm looking for a USB-C Hub with Power Delivery, any good suggestion?
I saw Choetech's official Facebook were given out big discount codes of its USB-C multiport adaptor, so I sent a PM to request a code. Anybody used this one?
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I have one, it works. The HDMI doesn't work yet: but it's a Pixel C problem: see here

These claim Power Delivery.
https://www.amazon.com/Multi-port-AVOTCH-Delivery-Charging-Ethernet/dp/B01N6JBS04
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B8V6JC2
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LY23GUZ
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FPTI0IY

Does anyone know of a hub that doesn't briefly disconnect USB devices (mouse, keyboard, Ethernet dongle, hard drive, ETC) if the charger is unplugged?
I have some cheap hubs and they work but if I unplug the charger then everything disconnects for a moment until the tablet can reconnect with its own power. This is not great for thumb drives!

As far as I know, all USB type-C hubs are like this. In fact, I think It's the intended behaviour. Switching from charger to device for power necessitates a brief interruption.

[QUESTION] USB-C cable no ADB connection

I got the original USB-C to USB-C cable for my Kebap on my charger. On the PC with Windows 10 on a very new MSI motherboard I used some cheap USB-C to USB cable for everything regarding my smartphone. Now I felt that the old cheap USB-C cable was a bit too short and got a pretty good looking mesh covered USB-C to USB with 2 meters length. Now I realized that ADB does not work with it. Data transfer is fine on the PC, but ADB just turns on and off the connection all the time looping. I checked with the old cable on the same USB port on the PC, and it works fine. Checked the new cable on some other USB port, not working. For my Trezor hardware wallet the new cable works.
How comes that some cables work, and others don't? I thought as long as they are sold as "data cable" suitable for syncing stuff, all should work?

C to C cable is kind of mess, especially those with E-Mark chip, they can negotiate the communication protocol(USB3/4_GEN1/GEN2 Thunderbolt3/4_20Gbps/40Gbps…) and current with the system or charger.
So different type C to C cable will act different, cable it self can backward compatible, oneplus 8T USB prot is USB3.1 GEN1(USB2.0 compatible), any C to C cable should work fine(I use tunderbolt3 cable do all the stuff).
Oneplus 8T C to C cable connector only has 2 data pin(D+ D-), means is USB2.0 only cable.
In your case, there are two possible situations;
1> New cable is USB3.X or higher(use more pin/core), but the core is low quality or damaged, or the phone/cable connector is dirty or oxidized. try unplug/plug different side several times, or use another cable.
2> Some PCIE GEN 4.0 AMD motherboard/laptop has USB disconnect issues, try set PCIE to GEN3 may solve this problem.
Or, just use USB2.0 only cable, for maximum compatibility….
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Thanks for all the info.
Went to the hardware store, and got me some higher quality USB-A to USB-C cable (15$ - more than double the price of the cheap one), and ADB works mow. The eBay seller of the cheap cable with mesh just wrote me, that he will send me another piece. I will test that, and then I will know if it's just lame ass cable quality or some defect.
E-mark Cable info dump? You got a gadget to analyze smartphone cables? Nice.