1. Can I just swap out the sim card from LG G4 currently on Verizon, put into unlocked G6, and it will work? Or is it a more complex process? Need to contact Verizon support?
2. Car charging, do I need a usb type c car charger? Or is it possible to get some sort of adapter for a car micro usb charger that works with LG G6?
More generally, are there adapters for usb type c devices so that we salvage micro usb cables? Or should we recycle micro usb cables when upgrading to a usb type c device?
Usb-a (the full size USB, like typically seen on a pc) to usb-c cables are readily available from Amazon, eBay, etc. If you have 2amp chargers already, they'll do a decent job.
Would this adapter work in order for old car charger micro usb to connect to LG G6 usb type c?
https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Adapte...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=AB5JT60YQJY2N9MKHDGP
htcnext said:
1. Can I just swap out the sim card from LG G4 currently on Verizon, put into unlocked G6, and it will work? Or is it a more complex process? Need to contact Verizon support?
2. Car charging, do I need a usb type c car charger? Or is it possible to get some sort of adapter for a car micro usb charger that works with LG G6?
More generally, are there adapters for usb type c devices so that we salvage micro usb cables? Or should we recycle micro usb cables when upgrading to a usb type c device?
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1. Verizon runs on cdma, which there is no SIM card for. The only reason cdma carriers use SIM cards is for LTE support. You can swap it out and get 4g data perhaps(as long as the settings were correct), but it will never carry voice, 1xRTT, or 3g.
2. USB-C refers to the connection only, and specifically the end which plugs into the phone. As long as you can go from USB-A(the "normal" USB plug) to USB-C, it theoretically doesn't matter how many adapters it goes through.
Your old cables/chargers with an adapter should work fine, it just may not be able to support faster charging like quick charge 3.
If you're going to buy adapters, though, there's not usually much price difference, and you might as well just get the whole cable.(unless you're talking about chargers with built-in cables, obviously then you need the adapter)
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htcnext said:
1. Can I just swap out the sim card from LG G4 currently on Verizon, put into unlocked G6, and it will work? Or is it a more complex process? Need to contact Verizon support?
2. Car charging, do I need a usb type c car charger? Or is it possible to get some sort of adapter for a car micro usb charger that works with LG G6?
More generally, are there adapters for usb type c devices so that we salvage micro usb cables? Or should we recycle micro usb cables when upgrading to a usb type c device?
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1. From my experience, yes. The issue you see with activating a phone is related to the SIM. If you have an already activated SIM and stick it in a supported Verizon device you're golden. For me, I had to down size my SIM with a scissor to fit the smaller SIM on my Moto X and it worked without any extra activation or messing around.
2. USB C is just the shape of the phone side of the cable, how you connect from the charger doesn't matter EXCEPT for the power output. Charge speed depends on the power of the charger and, secondarily, Quick charging can be subjective to the phone and charger being compatible.
jaqual said:
1. Verizon runs on cdma, which there is no SIM card for. The only reason cdma carriers use SIM cards is for LTE support. You can swap it out and get 4g data perhaps(as long as the settings were correct), but it will never carry voice, 1xRTT, or 3g.
2. USB-C refers to the connection only, and specifically the end which plugs into the phone. As long as you can go from USB-A(the "normal" USB plug) to USB-C, it theoretically doesn't matter how many adapters it goes through.
Your old cables/chargers with an adapter should work fine, it just may not be able to support faster charging like quick charge 3.
If you're going to buy adapters, though, there's not usually much price difference, and you might as well just get the whole cable.(unless you're talking about chargers with built-in cables, obviously then you need the adapter)
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The reason to consider adapters is that I still own a Nexus 7 (2013 version) that is on micro usb. So unless that gets replaced with an Android tablet that uses usb type c there will still be a need to keep some micro usb cables. Then of course the adapters would allow these cables to be swapped back and forth between the Nexus 7 and the LG G6 as needed. Anyway, I think the adapters from amazon in the post above are cheap enough to be worth a try.
htcnext said:
The reason to consider adapters is that I still own a Nexus 7 (2013 version) that is on micro usb. So unless that gets replaced with an Android tablet that uses usb type c there will still be a need to keep some micro usb cables. Then of course the adapters would allow these cables to be swapped back and forth between the Nexus 7 and the LG G6 as needed. Anyway, I think the adapters from amazon in the post above are cheap enough to be worth a try.
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Sounds good to me. Always good to have options
I can confirm those adapters work. I use the wall charger that came with the G6. But with a micro usb cable, as I charge other things on it. and I still get my quick charge.
On the sim thing it should work. When my G4 got the boot loop issue, lasted 22 months GRRR. I put that sim card into my old phone and was able to get 4G, texts, and send/receive phone calls. Then again they both were Verizon phones
Update: LG G4 uses micro sim, LG G6 uses nano sim. The latter is smaller in size and you can't fit this into the LG G6. So it appears I will need a new sim card from Verizon in order to get the LG G6 working.
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I apologize if this is something I should already know...
The phone advertises that it has a micro USB port. I saw the picture on the Verizon website and it is not the very thin shape I thought a micro USB port was supposed to look like. Are there multiple versions of micro USB adapters?
I saw a couple unboxing videos and they said the same thing.. The port looks a little strange, but it does take micro usb.
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I apologize if this is something I should already know...
The phone advertises that it has a micro USB port. I saw the picture on the Verizon website and it is not the very thin shape I thought a micro USB port was supposed to look like. Are there multiple versions of micro USB adapters?
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It doubles as the TV out. So if you buy a special cable, you will be able to plug your phone into a monitor or tv that takes a composite connection and see your phones screen on that device. Here is a video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJyt463AoOA&feature=player_embedded
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I apologize if this is something I should already know...
The phone advertises that it has a micro USB port. I saw the picture on the Verizon website and it is not the very thin shape I thought a micro USB port was supposed to look like. Are there multiple versions of micro USB adapters?
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I had no problem installing a 16 gb sd card I'd bought, but never used on my Moto Droid - no adapter was needed. It's a tight fit, but you slide it into the little slot, it clicks, and your done. After that, you put the battery back in, put that rubbery back thingy on and you're ready to rock & roll.
-Mike
@Ultra Droid they are talking about micro USB ports, not micro SD cards. easy mixup.
and there are 2 types of micro usb: usb micro type A and usb micro type B. type b is the trapezoid-shaped port with the "steps" on the side. micro a is very very thin.
HTC changes it's usb type b ports on most it's phones to be a normal 90 degree angle on one side, but normal usb micro type b cords still work in it (obviously a ploy to get the general public not in the know to buy "official" cables instead of using any old cable they have laying around)
type a is in the moto droid, type b (with the htc modification to one side) is on the droid eris. other popular phones to use the thinner type A is mostly LG and motorola phones. everyone else seems to be using type b or a proprietary port.
hopes this helps, if not, just go to wikipedia's page about usb ports.
the official cable that comes with the phone is the flat type also, as deekjx mentioned, the steps on the sides are only for the custom TV Out code
Yeah, micro USB port, not card. Thanks. I thought there were two different types of ports but could not find anyone selling anything but the one style.
Thanks again.
I have about 5 mini usb chargers from my old phones and bluetooth headsets... I just bought a mini to micro adapter for 12 bucks that I will keep in my car so I always have a charger if I need one... hopefully I wont need to charge it every 8 hours once I get everything set up and I stop touching it every 5 minutes to look for a new app or ringtone
you have to put the cable in "upside down" from how it plugs into the droid, once I figured that out I was home free LOL
So I just bought the Note 3 yesterday, nice beast.
I briefly talked about the new micro-USB cable with the seller, who explained that it was completely compatible with regular micro-USB cables (I was starting to be disappointed : just when everyone was adopting standard micro-USB, they had to change that !).
But, he added it was nevertheless recommended to use the new charger cable. We both wondered why exactly, what could happen if using only an old regular micro-USB cable. Time to achieve charging is different? Can it damage the battery or reduce its life ? Or is it just to get USB 3 high-speed transfer capability?
As I now have (after having Galaxy 1, 2, and 3) many micro-usb cable everywhere (office, car), I'd like to be able to safely use them.
Thanks for your answers/leads.
flochy said:
So I just bought the Note 3 yesterday, nice beast.
I briefly talked about the new micro-USB cable with the seller, who explained that it was completely compatible with regular micro-USB cables (I was starting to be disappointed : just when everyone was adopting standard micro-USB, they had to change that !).
But, he added it was nevertheless recommended to use the new charger cable. We both wondered why exactly, what could happen if using only an old regular micro-USB cable. Time to achieve charging is different? Can it damage the battery or reduce its life ? Or is it just to get USB 3 high-speed transfer capability?
As I now have (after having Galaxy 1, 2, and 3) many micro-usb cable everywhere (office, car), I'd like to be able to safely use them.
Thanks for your answers/leads.
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Your original micro USB cables are perfectly OK to use. If using an mains AC charger, your phone will charge at whatever rate that charger charges at (500ma, 1a, 2a etc) irrelevant of whether you use a micro USB cable or micro USB 3 cable.
The only diffrerence really, is when charging from your computers USB ports. With the micro USB 3 cable, your phone will charge at a faster rate.
I havent even used my micro USB 3 charger that came with my phone yet, ive just been using my old chargers.
Nothing adverse happens, just use em like you would in your previous phones.
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It won't hurt anything...
Your phone will charge slower and you data transfers will be slower. That is all.
I just bought the S7 Edge and my old Micro USB chargers will not plug into the phone. They work just fine on my old Note 4. Do you have to use the factory charging cord or am I doing something wrong?
Not sure what you're doing but all of my old micro USB cables work just fine.
Mine, too. I've used several old cables. Micro USB is micro USB.
I could not get them to actually fit on the charging point in the phone. I spoke to the Samsung rep at Best Buy. She said some of these old chargers had a different number of pins. I bought another charging cord and it works fine. Tried the old one at my office and at home and neither would fit on the charging prong in the phone. I thought they were all the same as well.
I have a Fiio E17K and I cannot get the device to work via USB OTG. I tried two different cables to no avail. When plugged, it lists the generic USB options, i.e. Power Supply. I confirmed the DAC works on my old LG G3.
Has anyone gotten a portable DAC to work on their phone through USB OTG?
Just select Midi device when prompted then you're good to go.
I'm using Soundblaster E3.
When I select Midi device, it immediately switches back to Power Supply. I tried 3 different cables from different brands to no avail. I can confirm the amp/dac works on the LG G4 with no issues.
I have the Canadian LG G6 and can confirm USB OTG works in general, when I used an adaptor to use a mouse.
Has anyone figured out a solution? I need to select MIDI for Fiio Q1 to be recognized and then it switches back to Power Supply.
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I managed to get my hand on another USB-C phone (Asus ZenFone3) to rule out a cable issue. DAC worked with no issues, so it is definitely a G6 issue. I'm hoping this gets patched or fixed in a future custom rom.
My Zuperdac works fine.
Hei.. just in case you are still checking around. It may take awhile for the LG G6 to register the dac. Therefore, once you plug in. let the song play. and probably wait for up to 30sec or so. O and another thing. You may want to try and select File Transfer. It worked for me also. They did mention for older device.. you can select MTP instead.
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I have a Fiio E17K and I cannot get the device to work via USB OTG. I tried two different cables to no avail. When plugged, it lists the generic USB options, i.e. Power Supply. I confirmed the DAC works on my old LG G3.
Has anyone gotten a portable DAC to work on their phone through USB OTG?
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Yes i use lg g5 hifi plus dac/amp modul working well!
Two years later my LG G6 does exactly this...plug in my ifi DSD black label and it pops up to change connection type but it FORCES power supply no matter what you pic. And it drains the hell out of the battery. ANYONE figure this out. I see numerous post on this across LG v30 and the like do it too.
I used a Fiio Q1 (amp & DAC) with my G6. This DAC has a charge/no charge button, setting this to off prevents draining the G6's battery. This week I upgraded to a Fiio Q1 MkII, and this newer model doesn't have the charge/no charge button, and it drains my G6's battery very quickly charging its own battery. I modded a micro USB cable after insctructions online (I can't post links to external sites, but search for "Things that you want to know about FiiO Flagship DAC & Amp Q5", scroll to the bottom of the article), I opened the micro USB connector and soldered pin 4 and 5 together. I use this cable and a regular USB-C OTG adaper, and the DAC no longer drains the G6 battery. The "Power supply" mode still appears active on the G6, but no charge is transfered to the Q1 MkII, verified because its charge LED remains off and because the G6's battery discharges at the usual rate. I don't need to change the USB mode to anything else, just leave it on "Power supply". I then spliced the OTG adapter directly to a micro USB cable, shorting pins 4&5 on the micro USB side, this way I have a short, custom cable to connect G6 & Q1 MkII.
Then I found that Fiio offers a USB-C OTG to micro USB cable for their DACs, and according to them it's built with charge disabled. I purchased one from Amazon (can't post link, search for "Fiio CL06 Type C to Micro USB OTG Cable for Fiio Q1 Mark II Q5 M7 etc"), but I'm still waiting for delivery.
Hope this helps
thanks
I'm going straight to the point.
Does the redmi note 7 is picky when choosing a type-C Usb cable?
I tried to charge the phone with the nintendo switch type-c usb, but it won't charge.
Last Saturday i went to buy a type-C cable a good brand around 12.00 $ but it didn't seem to work. i bought a random one from a store "miniso" the old telephone line cord ones. And it actually charge it.
what i want is a usb that is larger than the one that comes in the box (.
A. do i have to search for specific brand or something?
anyone know why? need had seen this problem before
Jctatis said:
I'm going straight to the point.
Does the redmi note 7 is picky when choosing a type-C Usb cable?
I tried to charge the phone with the nintendo switch type-c usb, but it won't charge.
Last Saturday i went to buy a type-C cable a good brand around 12.00 $ but it didn't seem to work. i bought a random one from a store "miniso" the old telephone line cord ones. And it actually charge it.
what i want is a usb that is larger than the one that comes in the box (.
A. do i have to search for specific brand or something?
anyone know why? need had seen this problem before
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Sounds like you were the victim of a proprietary cable followed by a faulty one.
Redmi Note 7 uses any standard USB type C cable.
Jctatis said:
I'm going straight to the point.
Does the redmi note 7 is picky when choosing a type-C Usb cable?
I tried to charge the phone with the nintendo switch type-c usb, but it won't charge.
Last Saturday i went to buy a type-C cable a good brand around 12.00 $ but it didn't seem to work. i bought a random one from a store "miniso" the old telephone line cord ones. And it actually charge it.
what i want is a usb that is larger than the one that comes in the box (.
A. do i have to search for specific brand or something?
anyone know why? need had seen this problem before
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Any cable works for me. I've used the macbook cable as well as a 3rd party one.
My RN7 won't charge with micro usb cable and USB-C adapter.
With another device - Huawei - it is working without problems.
I think the RN7 is picky