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[Tip] Charge your phone with your Xoom

Seen a post by bwcorvus in a Xoom rooting thread saying that he was charging his phone with his rooted Xoom, having the thunderbolt I was intrigued and wanted to test on my non-rooted Xoom. Not seeing this anyplace else I thought I would spread the word.
I bought a USB 2.0 female to Micro b Male Adapter from ebay for $2.99 and received it today; it worked like a charm!
If your like me and you have the thunderbolt and carry your Xoom around with you too, you now do not have to be too worried about using it because it may die.
Hope this is helpful.

Haha!!! I did the same with my iPhone I noticed that when I tried to access my music from the iPhone on the Xoom but all it did was charge the iPhone instead. Can be very useful I suppose!

That's awesome. I just need to find a mini usb to mini usb cable then. If they even make them.

Thats pretty sweet

You want micro to micro not mini... mini won't fit.
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LOL whats so "ah ha" about this? USB has voltage at its port. phones that charge via usb can take advantage of this.
its how i can use a comcastic moto dvr's usb port to plug up a hub and charge the PS3 peripherals.

A liitle off topic
Anyone trying charging the xoom with the micro usb port yet? Even though Motorola already said no.
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wang1404 said:
A liitle off topic
Anyone trying charging the xoom with the micro usb port yet? Even though Motorola already said no.
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When you hook it up, you get a popup saying its not supported.

bwcorvus said:
When you hook it up, you get a popup saying its not supported.
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Cool thanks.
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nice, looks like I will be picking up a new cable

Powered USB turned host can mean some pretty cool ****!!!!!

funny we cant' charge the xoom with same usb port

JimmyHACK said:
funny we cant' charge the xoom with same usb port
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Current goes the wrong direction...
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Just got my $3 cable in and it worked perfectly. Thanks sent your way OP!

polarized said:
Just got my $3 cable in and it worked perfectly. Thanks sent your way OP!
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Thank you, glad this was useful.

just wondering, what's the exact name of the cable?
Can't find it on ebay... micro to micro usb cable isn't specific enough or something...

MitchRapp said:
just wondering, what's the exact name of the cable?
Can't find it on ebay... micro to micro usb cable isn't specific enough or something...
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Here is the one I picked up that is working pretty nicely.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-USB-2-0-fem...313?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a0f833089

this is phenomenal.....i use my phone to tether to my xoom a lot, and this is amazing news.

ohh an adapter. I see... will buy it then.
Thought you found a micro-usb to micro-usb cable.

Checking for updates???

How can I change the location to check for updates? Right now when i do it asks which country I am in and list countries like United Kingdom, Germany and others,,,,how do i change that? Is my tab the 10v.1???? or the 10.1? I bought it off of ebay and have no idea

does your device have androids on the back? If yes, then you have a 10.1, otherwise it's a 10.1v.

yes it does have the little android, thank you!
poisike said:
does your device have androids on the back? If yes, then you have a 10.1, otherwise it's a 10.1v.
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camblue said:
yes it does have the little android, thank you!
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Only one?
The 10.1 currently on eBay has a white back plate and it's covered with androids.
If you have black back plate with a round Samsung logo, then you have a 10.1v

Oh no those little suckers are all over the back cover question when i plug in my xoom via the usb the drive of the xoom pops up to transfer files when i plug in this galaxy tab i get nothing but i can adb push files is that right?
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camblue said:
Oh no those little suckers are all over the back cover question when i plug in my xoom via the usb the drive of the xoom pops up to transfer files when i plug in this galaxy tab i get nothing but i can adb push files is that right?
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Sorry, i probably can't help you with that. Only thing that comes to mind, do you have USB Debugging on? I think i did read somewhere that if you have USB Debugging on then there are problems with accessing GT10.1 as a disk drive.

HD2 no more :-(

Today I got home and found out my phone wont charge anymore I don't know how but I guess something inside the USB port died Idk.. but I love this phone I'm writing this with my last bit of battery I finally got it how I wanted it I just got the sense like miui rom ugh :'(
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relldroid said:
Today I got home and found out my phone wont charge anymore I don't know how but I guess something inside the USB port died Idk.. but I love this phone I'm writing this with my last bit of battery I finally got it how I wanted it I just got the sense like miui rom ugh :'(
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My condolences But you could just replace the USB port. You can find one very cheap on ebay.

This has happened to me . The usb in the phone has come loose and won't charge.
I thought of fixing it myself but didn't want to **** my phone up. So I found some mains battery chargers from eBay and they are working really well . Charges my batterys well and had no problems in a month now .
The chargers were only 4 pound . So not to bad and you can get a battery with them too but pay a little more .
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10507 said:
My condolences But you could just replace the USB port. You can find one very cheap on ebay.
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Thank u, im using this horrible sidekick 4g now, if its possible I will get it replaced by a profession I love that phone leos are perfect
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It's better to replies the usb port. Always to replies the batteries is bad.

[Q] Checking if it is Original or AP set

Can some one help me check if this Samsung Galaxy S4 is a Original made or AP set?
Just need a confirmation on this.

samuelern85 said:
Can some one help me check if this Samsung Galaxy S4 is a Original made or AP set?
Just need a confirmation on this.
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First: I assume you are in Malaysia
second: your device CSC shows it is for Indonesia (as per sammobile.com)
Third: Where did you but it from? (Authorized Samsung outlets or any electronics outlets)

Same with mine..bought from samsung outlet
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paranoidisc said:
Same with mine..bought from samsung outlet
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If you bought it from samsung outlet than there will be no problem if u need to claim warranty from samsung. The only thing is with indonesian CSC code I wonder if your modem firmware is optimise for other Telcos outside indonesia.
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iznee said:
If you bought it from samsung outlet than there will be no problem if u need to claim warranty from samsung. The only thing is with indonesian CSC code I wonder if your modem firmware is optimise for other Telcos outside indonesia.
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so far my phone n data signal is very good.i guess the modem is suitable for malaysia telcos..
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paranoidisc said:
so far my phone n data signal is very good.i guess the modem is suitable for malaysia telcos..
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If everything is ok.....just enjoy the phone

Charger ratings

Hi guys,
Got my Z1 Compact from O2 and they don't provide chargers.
Could someone do me a solid and tell me what the output ratings are on the charger which comes with it?
I'm currently using a Nexus 7 charger which has a 2A output and am a bit concerned.
Cheers

Arthur Hucksake said:
Hi guys,
Got my Z1 Compact from O2 and they don't provide chargers.
Could someone do me a solid and tell me what the output ratings are on the charger which comes with it?
I'm currently using a Nexus 7 charger which has a 2A output and am a bit concerned.
Cheers
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Hi, I'm using the same charger. The phone should regulate itself and only suck in what power it needs, a 2A supply shouldn't be an issue for it. If the phone can only accept 1A then that is all it will accept from the charger.

The Stock charger is rated 1.5A. From the looks of it, it is the same charger included with Z1.
So is the retail box for the O2 Z1C without charger looks the same as normal Z1C?

Zoidy said:
Hi, I'm using the same charger. The phone should regulate itself and only suck in what power it needs, a 2A supply shouldn't be an issue for it. If the phone can only accept 1A then that is all it will accept from the charger.
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But what does it say on the bundled charger, that's what i'm getting at. Seems to charge awfully quick lol

Arthur Hucksake said:
But what does it say on the bundled charger, that's what i'm getting at. Seems to charge awfully quick lol
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1.5A
Probably due to the S800 being able to use quick charge methinks.

Arthur Hucksake said:
Hi guys,
Got my Z1 Compact from O2 and they don't provide chargers.
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They don't provide chargers?
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GR36 said:
They don't provide chargers?
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Not O2 at least for 'environmental reasons'
http://www.o2.co.uk/thinkbig/planet/sustainableproducts/charger

greenie25 said:
Not O2 at least for 'environmental reasons'
http://www.o2.co.uk/thinkbig/planet/sustainableproducts/charger
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I see their point but they must be having the reboxed by manufacture or taking them out themselves which isn't saving anything! I got mine on o2 but from cpw.
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They have them specially packaged. The box is smaller and sealed.
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My mates HTC One didn't come with one either, but what if you don't own a PC or always have it to hand. I'd demand one from O2.
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I can confirm, the charger that comes with the phone (ordered direct from Sony) is 1500mA (1.5A),

XperienceD said:
My mates HTC One didn't come with one either, but what if you don't own a PC or always have it to hand. I'd demand one from O2.
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Exactly. Or the charger you have isn't the correct rating? I am sure they wouldn't sort out on battery issues under warranty!
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GR36 said:
Exactly. Or the charger you have isn't the correct rating? I am sure they wouldn't sort out on battery issues under warranty!
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They would have to. They committed to this nonsense.
The chargers they sell in store are just generic stuff. They don't keep stock of actual Xperia chargers.
I bought this off Amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E2THGR0/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Think I will be ok with this one?

Arthur Hucksake said:
Think I will be ok with this one?
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I'd be surprised if not.