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Does it charge with Micro USB? Or is there separate charger that would allow for simultaneous OTG & charging? If so, is it a samsung proprietary cable?
one port. I don't see why people are all upset with a tablet having one micro-USB port? What I would do to have micro USB on my Asus transformer prime, so damn annoying!
ANd plugging into a PC will charge slowly for most phones, and it depends on tablets, some do some don't. Even then, who leaves their tablet plugged into their PC all day anyways, a big no-no for phones as we all already know, won't charge very quickly...
Are the pogo pins not for charging?
matt11601 said:
Are the pogo pins not for charging?
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They can charge as well when the tablet is in a dock (if that ever happens...). The pogo pins are not the primary charging method when not in a dock.
Samzebian said:
one port. I don't see why people are all upset with a tablet having one micro-USB port? What I would do to have micro USB on my Asus transformer prime, so damn annoying!
ANd plugging into a PC will charge slowly for most phones, and it depends on tablets, some do some don't. Even then, who leaves their tablet plugged into their PC all day anyways, a big no-no for phones as we all already know, won't charge very quickly...
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ah.. well for one thing, I would say the primary reason is the one I just stated: simultaneous OTG + charging.
There are users out there that do not like the limitation of having no MicroSD card.. The closest thing, without microSD, is OTG. But the problem is that you cannot constantly use it or the battery will empty [also using battery cycles, that could have otherwise been avoided, and saved for when you really need them].
So may I ask where you got this conclusion? I would like to show it to someone.
Would a usb splitter work if you wanted the device to have two ports? Just a thought.
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Would a usb splitter work if you wanted the device to have two ports? Just a thought.
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No, you'd be trying to charge the device, while it is giving out power on the same wires, to the USB OTG device.
The only way to fix it is with a kernel patch to disable outgoing power, and accept a charge with OTG.
Can't you buy an charger that fits the pogo pins. Not from google, of course.
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insevanhouts said:
Can't you buy an charger that fits the pogo pins. Not from google, of course.
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maybe..but on the Nexus 7, when you plugged in OTG storage, it would not charge with the pogo pins--at least I'm pretty sure I read this on xda.
so it might be like this on the Nexus 10 too, I dunno.. I guess we'll find out soon.
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ah.. well for one thing, I would say the primary reason is the one I just stated: simultaneous OTG + charging.
There are users out there that do not like the limitation of having no MicroSD card.. The closest thing, without microSD, is OTG. But the problem is that you cannot constantly use it or the battery will empty [also using battery cycles, that could have otherwise been avoided, and saved for when you really need them].
So may I ask where you got this conclusion? I would like to show it to someone.
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I was referring to charging/microUSB ports, had nothing to do with MicroSD card slots
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I was referring to charging/microUSB ports, had nothing to do with MicroSD card slots
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No, I meant, you asked why people were upset it just had one micro usb port [instead of--I assume--a charging port, and then an additional micro usb], and I said it is [at least for me] because it makes it harder to properly use external storage [that's needed for some people because of the lack of micro sd].
is there an official spec sheet that shows it charges via its only micro usb port?
Hi everyone, I was wondering what type of micro usb port was on the Nexus 10, I cant seem to find any close up photos, I am a noob when it comes to tablet and smartphones, but after looking around for OTG cables and such for my futur N10, I came accros micro usb type A which is bigger and thicker, and micro usb type B which is nice and thin, so I'm kind of confused, which type do I need for N10, can anyone fill me in?
Sorry if I posted this in the wrong thread, but it would probably of been silly to start one for such an easy question . ^^
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Does it charge with Micro USB? Or is there separate charger that would allow for simultaneous OTG & charging? If so, is it a samsung proprietary cable?
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Yes, via a normal charger adapter. The USB cable is pluggable to the charger.
br, josh.
mvmacd said:
ah.. well for one thing, I would say the primary reason is the one I just stated: simultaneous OTG + charging.
There are users out there that do not like the limitation of having no MicroSD card.. The closest thing, without microSD, is OTG. But the problem is that you cannot constantly use it or the battery will empty [also using battery cycles, that could have otherwise been avoided, and saved for when you really need them].
So may I ask where you got this conclusion? I would like to show it to someone.
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Sorry, but then buy a tablet that has a MicroSD. The Nexus series doesn't have MicroSD. If you don't like that, there are other options.
I've found a couple forums on this but no solutions. Can anyone confirm a working fast charge USB cable other than the stock LG 3' long one?
Here is the closest thread I found..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2483462
How to know which chargers/cables are compatible?
I want to know this for my car charger
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Best buy sells 15watt rapid chargers for car and wall. . There like $30 each but they do a good job. Think the brand name is rocket fish. Just bought 2 a few weeks ago.
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Thanks. But chargers are easy to find. What is difficult to find is a USB cable to work. You'll see in the thread I linked on the first post, lots of people are having challenges with finding USB cables to work even if a charger is well above 2 amps. Even using the stock LG charger, no USB cables seem to work except the one that came with the phone, to eliminate the "slow charge" icon and allow around 1500mA of current to be drawn from the charger like it should in a fast charge..
what cable are you using with your new charger? And do you get the slow charging icon?
I think it all boils down to the charging base... I have used the LG, various Htc and Samsung base units with all kinds of mini & micro USB cables without any issues... The base units are rated from 800mA~1.5 and have not had any slow charging issues... I've only experienced the slow charging when connected to the PC or some car chargers...
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I bought this combination and fast charges great in my car.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009W34X5O/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0077PM3KG/ref=oh_details_o01_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I used to run a 1.5' usb cable from monoprice and the GPS on my phone would discharge the battery faster than it could be charged. Now the phone charges so much faster.
I have yet to have a problem with any of the generic monoprice cables and wall charges I bought a couple years ago. Only time I get a slow charge notification is using my 1a car charger. My Optimus G and HTC One X chargers and cable work fine as well.
IT IS NOT THE CHARGER!!
It is something in the cable. And good luck finding one. If you use the included USB cable that came with the G2, then it will charge on ANY charger "normally" (fast charge). If you use ANY OTHER cable, it will slow charge.
I don't know what is in the cable or why it makes a difference, but none of my USB cords/chargers work unless I use the INCLUDED USB CABLE.
I had a thread on this already somewhere in the General Area I think. It REALLY sucks because I have TONS of chargers and cables. I have some at work, home office, bedside, 2 in my car, friends cars, etc. I DO use Wireless Charging at night and luckily the phone has a huge battery to last through the day.
There IS a problem here but my thread got ignored like, "I don't see a problem here, just use the included cable". Well yea if I stayed home all the time. My work makes me travel for work so I have to make sure I remove the 1 working cable and carry it with me EVERYWHERE. What a pain in the butt.
Has anyone tried on custom roms to see if perhaps it is something just on the stock software telling it to go Slo-Mo.
My Verizon non usb attachment cable charges fast. My OEM Spectrum cable does as well. My dual one amp car charger charges slow no matter the cable, and my works Motorola and Kyocera cable charges slow no matter the connection. I have a couple Samsung's I need to test. I do not own any generics. I have not tried other combos.
player911 said:
IT IS NOT THE CHARGER!!
It is something in the cable. And good luck finding one. If you use the included USB cable that came with the G2, then it will charge on ANY charger "normally" (fast charge). If you use ANY OTHER cable, it will slow charge.
I don't know what is in the cable or why it makes a difference, but none of my USB cords/chargers work unless I use the INCLUDED USB CABLE.
I had a thread on this already somewhere in the General Area I think. It REALLY sucks because I have TONS of chargers and cables. I have some at work, home office, bedside, 2 in my car, friends cars, etc. I DO use Wireless Charging at night and luckily the phone has a huge battery to last through the day.
There IS a problem here but my thread got ignored like, "I don't see a problem here, just use the included cable". Well yea if I stayed home all the time. My work makes me travel for work so I have to make sure I remove the 1 working cable and carry it with me EVERYWHERE. What a pain in the butt.
Has anyone tried on custom roms to see if perhaps it is something just on the stock software telling it to go Slo-Mo.
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I am using the Asus charger that my Nexus 7 (2012) came with and Samsung cables to charge my LG G2, no problems. Charges fast.
I just picked up one of these for work:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OD89MY/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Charges fast, as well.
vween said:
I am using the Asus charger that my Nexus 7 (2012) came with and Samsung cables to charge my LG G2, no problems. Charges fast.
I just picked up one of these for work:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OD89MY/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Charges fast, as well.
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Na I have TONS of chargers that all fast charge. They are all 2.0+mAh. Its just the cables.
I service hotels and I always raid their lost and found bin. Always treasure in there.
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player911 said:
Its just the cables.
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LG Spectrum cable does not work, slow charge, my fault.
However, the straight plug from my new Verizon car charger does work, the USB port also (ONLY with G2 cable so far[tested lg spectrum, Motorola, Samsung, and Kyocera. Older cables]).
Recap: So far ONLY Direct car charger or USB G2 cable has fast charged. Must be chipped or using some different wire combo?
player911 said:
Na I have TONS of chargers that all fast charge. They are all 2.0+mAh. Its just the cables.
I service hotels and I always raid their lost and found bin. Always treasure in there.
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Ok. I can confirm that the cable used for the Nexus 7 (2012) works.
Also, the original cable for the Samsung Skyrocket works.
Works meaning fast charge.
I can't gurantee that this is the cable, but my skyrocket cable does look like the top cable here:
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-usb-cable
(Charger looks like it too, but the charget won't fast charge G2)
Edit:
The Skyrocket was really picky about cables/chargers. If it didn't have the correct one, it would wakelock. Maybe there's something with the way it's wired that makes it good for the G2 as well.
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I wonder if one of these would help:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YX4HDU...UTF8&colid=30QBEX6L12GNN&coliid=IG0PDK7SARZGV
It's something to do with pins 2&3 being bridged that enables a cable to support fast charge.
That adapter linked above is supposed to do that.
More links:
http://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Char...2912&sr=1-6&keywords=USB/USB+Adapter+charging
http://www.amazon.com/Specialised-M...3703391&sr=8-1&keywords=fast+charge+usb+cable
Has anyone tried any of these.
player911 said:
IT IS NOT THE CHARGER!!
It is something in the cable. And good luck finding one. If you use the included USB cable that came with the G2, then it will charge on ANY charger "normally" (fast charge). If you use ANY OTHER cable, it will slow charge.
I don't know what is in the cable or why it makes a difference, but none of my USB cords/chargers work unless I use the INCLUDED USB CABLE.
I had a thread on this already somewhere in the General Area I think. It REALLY sucks because I have TONS of chargers and cables. I have some at work, home office, bedside, 2 in my car, friends cars, etc. I DO use Wireless Charging at night and luckily the phone has a huge battery to last through the day.
There IS a problem here but my thread got ignored like, "I don't see a problem here, just use the included cable". Well yea if I stayed home all the time. My work makes me travel for work so I have to make sure I remove the 1 working cable and carry it with me EVERYWHERE. What a pain in the butt.
Has anyone tried on custom roms to see if perhaps it is something just on the stock software telling it to go Slo-Mo.
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Yeah, I'm not so sure about that. It may be the software in the phone that is causing the issue. I had to replace my car charger so I picked up a rocketfish 3.0 amp charger. When I originally used it, it was ridiculously fast, literally 30% in about 30 or so minutes.
Now, here's why I don't think it has anything to do with the charger cables. When I got my phone, I kept putting off doing the first update because I wasn't sure if I was going to root this phone. During this time, I got very good charging speeds from my rocketfish 3.0 amp car charger and many of my other rapid chargers. When I decided I wasn't going to root, I went ahead and downloaded the update. Now, unless I'm using the cable that came with the phone, I get the slow charging message with every single charger. I went from 30% in 30 to about 10% in 30 on my car charger.
I may need to pull out my tinfoil hat, but it would be a pretty huge coincidence that all my charging woes began with that update.
Yea something isn't right. I have a GNex, G2, Nexus 7 2012 and 2013. I always check for AC charging in Settings>Status. It will say AC or USB. When I got my Nexus 7s I replaced all of my chargers with fast chargers. For 2 years I've been fast charging. I got 3 different fast USB chargers on my desk, using the existing setup, Everything fast charges except the G2. If I use the included G2 cable, it will fast charge off all of them. The same with ALL of my home/office/car/travel chargers.
I can only get it to fast charge when I use the included USB cable.
Its something magical with that cable.
-sent from my LG G2 using XDA Premium 4
player911 said:
IT IS NOT THE CHARGER!!
It is something in the cable. And good luck finding one. If you use the included USB cable that came with the G2, then it will charge on ANY charger "normally" (fast charge). If you use ANY OTHER cable, it will slow charge.
I don't know what is in the cable or why it makes a difference, but none of my USB cords/chargers work unless I use the INCLUDED USB CABLE.
I had a thread on this already somewhere in the General Area I think. It REALLY sucks because I have TONS of chargers and cables. I have some at work, home office, bedside, 2 in my car, friends cars, etc. I DO use Wireless Charging at night and luckily the phone has a huge battery to last through the day.
There IS a problem here but my thread got ignored like, "I don't see a problem here, just use the included cable". Well yea if I stayed home all the time. My work makes me travel for work so I have to make sure I remove the 1 working cable and carry it with me EVERYWHERE. What a pain in the butt.
Has anyone tried on custom roms to see if perhaps it is something just on the stock software telling it to go Slo-Mo.
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I haven't even unwrapped the charging base and usb cable that came with my G2, they still remain in the box. I have been using the charging bases from my Nexus 4, L9, Htc One X, Motorola Atrix and a GS3 through out my house and have mixed cables from god only knows where and all of them work. I get no slow charging from any combination. Even using mini usb cables with micro usb adapters attached and they all still work. I've checked all the output voltages and the lowest one is 800mA. Granted my D801 is rooted, but no custom rom as of yet.
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I haven't even unwrapped the charging base and usb cable that came with my G2, they still remain in the box. I have been using the charging bases from my Nexus 4, L9, Htc One X, Motorola Atrix and a GS3 through out my house and have mixed cables from god only knows where and all of them work. I get no slow charging from any combination. Even using mini usb cables with micro usb adapters attached and they all still work. I've checked all the output voltages and the lowest one is 800mA. Granted my D801 is rooted, but no custom rom as of yet.
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Have you gotten an OTA update?
I'm on the Verizon model. The other guy here said he only started having problems after the Verizon OTA.
-sent from my LG G2 using XDA Premium 4
Here's my theory,
There are chips either in the battery, the transformer, or both. When the phone doesn't detect what's required, it gives a slow charge message and reduces the charge speed. I have had previous phones with batteries that had built in chips that I had to buy because the generic batteries without the chips wouldn't work as well. I haven't taken a good look at the battery, and the transformer seems abnormally large, when I get a chance and some spares, I'll probably take them apart.
My tinfoil hat is telling me that LG is trying to rope us into buying first-party accessories, but it may also be a way to regulate battery health. Having a non-removable battery, it may be a move by LG to extend the life of the battery as long as possible.
Also, I just rooted my phone and so far no change. I will try the car charger tomorrow.
No updates from Tmobile as of yet... I can only imagine the frustration though. You would think LG would have made charging the phone, regardless of the model more standard across the board.
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800mA is a slow charge... You should average 1700mA. Our cable is five pinned (if that matters). I need grab the mA reader app again. Now we know there is kernel check for flux ect. I want to know if the cable is pre chipped as well for check and regulation, isn't too uncommon. I'm beginning to lean more on an over aggressive kernel check though or possibly a combo of kernel and certain chip model check. I just find it odd my straight Verizon car charger and only this cable is working for me. Gonna check car cable pins in the morning. Verizon here, OTA taken. Did not check before.
My Nexus 7 (2012) is taking a long time to fully charge here in Thailand. I highly suspect that the move to Thailand is the cause because in the United States my Nexus would fully charge in 2.5 - 3 hours.
My original cable and charger broke or got worn out however I have replaced the charger with another 2A charger and use an HTC Cable to charge with.
Now, here is some information I would like to know. If I were to buy an external battery pack and kept it fully charged and recharged my tablet solely from the pack would that speed up the charge time for the tablet? Is there an issue with the HTC cable? I experimented with other micro usb cables and the only cable that seems to work in the HTC cable. I know there are proper USB 3.0 micro usb cables so maybe that is the issue?
Thanks!
Bought it used off eBay so not sure if I have OEM parts, but I went from 37% battery to 70% in 4 hours. Slowest charging phone I've ever used.
I did a Google search and found this is a common problem and you need the correct charger and cable. My problem is I can't find any recent information on this and with the stuff I read, there was never a clear answer given.
Has this issue ever been figured out and if so, what charger and cable do I need to get?
The original charger is rated at 1.8A so look for that.
Check your lock screen if it says slow charging.
Ok so I used my moto x USB cable and the g2 turned into the fastest charging phone I've ever had. I didn't know a cable could make a difference. Same wall charger.
So is there a certain type of cable that I need?
It's just the way the pinout is on the cable I believe, if the phone sees it as a standard USB cable such as those used to connect it to a PC, it will go into slow charging mode as to not overdraw the USB port on the computer. The stock charger, and from some other phones, allow the charging at the full ~2A rate.
It isn't a 'problem' at all with the phone. As with any device, technically you should always use the accessories made specifically for it to get the best functionality. Or, at least buy a 3rd party item that is made to the same spec.
brian85 said:
Ok so I used my moto x USB cable and the g2 turned into the fastest charging phone I've ever had. I didn't know a cable could make a difference. Same wall charger.
So is there a certain type of cable that I need?
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As you've discovered, the G2 (and many other USB devices) can request far more than the 500ma provided by traditional computer USB ports. For non-Apple devices (they broke the spec -- thanks Steve!), shorting the D+/D- pins will indicate to the device that it's plugged into a high power port, allowing it to request far more amperage.
There are specific "USB charging cables" that short these pins for you, if you don't feel like rolling your own. I bought this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-USB-Charging-Adapter-A-Female/dp/B009W34XMM
You haven't experienced slow charging until you have a nexus 7
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You haven't experienced slow charging until you have a nexus 7
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It's your cable. Almost guarantee it. All cables are not created equally.
I know there have been a lot of threads about usb-c and cables that aren't up to spec, etc. I haven't seen what can be used without any concerns for damage though.
Can a Google approved USB c to USB a cable be used with any computer USB connection?
Can the same cable be used with any USB a charger such as iPad, iPhone, Moto X, Nexus 7, etc?
I'm not concerned as much about the rapid charge, but do want to make sure I don't use anything that could damage the phone, host device (computer), or be a big fire risk.
Thanks,
Rick
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Basically a to c supplied in the box will work on any charger and pc USB port.
I also recommend anker usb c to a cable which has the same standard as Google and charges at max supported rate by the output.
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Thanks, I also bought an additional USB C to A from Google. It's nice to have a few on hand.