I'm currently on SinLessRom. Why is it that the phone charges fine thru the outlet at home but not when using usb in the car?
Sounds like you need to change your USB cord. This phone is picky when it comes to usb cords. My note 3 would take any usb cord.
Go to Amazon and get yourself some high quality usb cords from Anker and you won't have any problems.
I have about 3 usb cords I had to get rid of when switching to the N6
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My problem is simple, i'm tethering my Wifi Nexus 10 to my Galaxy S3 and the S3 just doesn't have the staying power of the tablet and the AP is battery intensive.
I have considered:
Extended battery (unofficial) - don't want the bulk.
Extended battery (official) - not cost effective.
The other option would be usb otg and charger cable but I'd like a single cable if possible.
To make it clear - I'm looking for a double ended micro usb (B) cable.
If anyone knows of a reason this wouldn't work please do say
You could use this adapter with your original cable to see if it dies the job.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Right-Angle...006572?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27ccd180ac
I have the same setup (nexus10 and s3) let us know if it does work.
You could try monoprice.com. I get all of my cords and such from them.
eBuyer tend to be pretty good for this stuff.
Just FYI, I tried this using an OTG adapter and a standard USB-A to USB-B micro cable. Depending on which side I plug the OTG adapter into, the S3 charges the Nexus (when the adapter is plugged into the S3) or vice versa (when the adapter is plugged into the N10).
EDIT: It would be interesting to try though what would happen if one was to connect the four pins (VCC, D+, D-, GND) directly to one another, with the ID pin being left unconnected (since that is what a Micro-B to Micro-B cable would most likely do). My guess is that nothing will happen, since neither of the devices assumes a master/slave state and so it doesn't know that it should supply power to the other device. I guess I need to order some Micro-B plugs at Digi-Key and whip up a cable...
--fbrozovic
Can anyone enlighten me as to what the exact difference is between these two USB cables? Are they wired differently internally or is it just a difference in the quality of the copper used?
I have tried several USB "charging only" cables to connect my GT-N7000 to a PC. Some will data synch and allow file transfers but only in one direction and only some of the time, some of them won't connect at all ie are charge only.
At least one cable I bought from a leading IT store stated "USB Data/Synch" on the packaging but only works as a data/synch cable on a Windows XP netbook but NOT on my Windows 7 x 64 desktop PC. It won't connect for data synch at all on the desktop.
I have Samsung's USB drivers installed on both machines.
Only the original Samsung Data/Sych cable works reliably for both charging and data synching on both my PCs.
Can anyone tell me what's going on?
Thanks in advance
Trevor
All of those cables sound non-standard. A decent charging cable like the original Samsung one will likely have all 5 pins: power, data-, data+, ground and the other one which I can't remember. The power will be rated at at least an amp for charging and it should all work fine.
Power only cables may just have power and ground to keep costs down and some data cables are only rated at 500mA as that is to the USB spec.
I'd just get another Samsung cable, pretty cheap on play.com.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app
Does anybody know of a working MHL adapter with at least a 12" USB cable?
I tried these and they do not work (work probably 1 out of 20 times if you keep plugging/unplugging)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KGP5SEC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LAZG2M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have an old samsung (link below) which works but the USB cable is very short
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LAZG2M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Thanks!
has anybody tried this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3M-MHL-Micr...Phone_PDA_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3f3a100cdd
Is the Skiva MHL Micro USB to male HDMI cable (6.5 feet) for Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII LTE i9300 L710 i747... the one that works with your M8?
I really want to get one that will work.
daniel2744 said:
Is the Skiva MHL Micro USB to male HDMI cable (6.5 feet) for Samsung Galaxy S3 (SIII LTE i9300 L710 i747... the one that works with your M8?
I really want to get one that will work.
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No, only the old Samsung one works consistently which has the short usb cAble.
I bought this one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171391851548
works perfectly as I think most will.
It's all down to the sequence you plug the cables in.
Power>Phone>HDMI
Cant remember the correct sequence but try it out.
COPIED FROM AMAZON AD.
1. connect the charger to the adapter cable and power supply
2. connect the adapter cable to the HDTV device
3. connect the Smartphone to the adapter cable
Westylakey said:
I bought this one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171391851548
works perfectly as I think most will.
It's all down to the sequence you plug the cables in.
Power>Phone>HDMI
Cant remember the correct sequence but try it out.
COPIED FROM AMAZON AD.
1. connect the charger to the adapter cable and power supply
2. connect the adapter cable to the HDTV device
3. connect the Smartphone to the adapter cable
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I tried allcombinations before posting and none works consistently with the 2 cables I bought .
With the old Samsung adapter, it doesn't matter which order you plug in phone, power and hdmi.
I don't think all cables/adapters (advertised as 5 pin) are same. It cut open the usb part from the working Samsung adapter and it has 7 wires.
The other non working ones have 5.
If anyone is interested to know, this one works for me most of the time. Doesn't matter which order I plug it in (I usually plug the phone last though)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3M-MHL-Micr...Phone_PDA_Cables_Adapters&hash=item4185f8bc11
Its 3m in length and requires external power to work. It charges the phone although slower than MHL drains, i.e. your phone will still be discharging while connected via MHL but at a much slower rate.
On my desk, I have an old but reliable USB 2.0 hub, with your standard micro USB cable plugged into one of the ports. On my old phones (Nexus 5, Galaxy S3, HTC One), they would all charge from this cable, even when the hub was not plugged into a host. However, the Z3C seems to not charge at all when plugged into this cable, unless the USB hub is plugged into my Macbook. Anybody else seen this? I know that the hub won't put out much current, but it was awfully convenient to always have a charging cable on my desk regardless of what my laptop was doing.
Thanks!
Old post so probably not needed anymore, but just tested it over here and it just works.
A standaard generiek usb2.0 hub with external powersuply, connected with a usb 2 micousb kabel to the microusb poort of the sony z3c starts charging. It makes nog difference if i put the doc in between for magnetic charging, that works to.
The Micro USB cable that came with my new Nexus 6 is kind of short. I have a longer Micro USB cable that came with my Kindle Fire HD 8.9, can I use this instead, or is the Micro USB cable that came with the Turbo charger the only one that can be used with it?
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The Micro USB cable that came with my new Nexus 6 is kind of short. I have a longer Micro USB cable that came with my Kindle Fire HD 8.9, can I use this instead, or is the Micro USB cable that came with the Turbo charger the only one that can be used with it?
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You could definitely use any good micro USB, but make sure when using adb or flashing imaged you have the highest quality or the oem cable..
You certainly can use any cable, but you don't want to. You need a decent cable for the turbo charging. Crappy cables have more resistance than a decent cable giving you slower charging times. You can see what I mean by installing an app that shows the mAh coming into the phone while charging. Try it with different cables and you will see the difference.
Works well with my long Note II USB cable. It can get picky when plugged in, make sure to put the phone to sleep the wake it and make sure the charge percentage shows by the battery. It has to be a good connection.
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