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Docking station

I've been buying a lot of 3rd party adapters for car / dock / headphones and most of them don't work since it's mostly mini usb instead of htc's dumb 11 pin mini usb.
I'm about to just pay for the overpriced docking kit from tmobile. But, before I do I wanted to know if anyone currently has one and if they like it?

zelpus said:
it's mostly mini usb instead of htc's dumb 11 pin mini usb.
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what's wrong with mini usb?
i use it all the time.

It turns out the 11 pin thing on the docking station is just as problematic. There are some complaints on the T-Mo forums, and here's what I posted there about my experience:
http://forums.t-mobile.com/tmbl/board/message?board.id=AndroidHardware&thread.id=3919
I bought the docking station today, and unfortunately, it's true: the connection is only recognized as audio, not USB, and apparently those two are mutually exclusive. It looks pretty, but other than that, it frankly kinda sucks for claiming sync capability when there is clearly none. The packaging lies! Also, it needs a lot more weight and isn't friendly towards phone cases. So I would probably return it if I hadn't already taken it apart ...
Is there some way of kludging this thing to do what we want, maybe with existing parts or with some creative soldering?
I did a bit of searching around on the forums, and it seems that there are existing (and much, much cheaper) adaptors or cradles that bypass this problem by offering, instead of one 11pin EMU jack on the back, one USB and one (presumably audio only) EMU.
For example, there's this HTC multifunction audio adapter:
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll146/fulin123456/mobile Accessories/originalHTC4in1.jpg
And the less complicated charging audio adapter:
http://www.truesupplier.com/images/D/HTCadapterok-07.jpg?1253845004593
And those who want it all in a docking station have options that combine 3.5 jack, 6 pin audio, and 5 pin USB:
http://cgi.ebay.com/US-SYNC-CRADLE-...ries?hash=item4148d5a416&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Apparently, with these connectors you can plug in the proprietary headset AND the USB, and it will charge and give you music at the same time. I'm guessing that when a headset is connected, the USB data function is disabled and only the charge gets through? If it is possible to split one cable coming out of the phone into USB/charging and EMU audio, then why can't they split it into USB/charging and 3.5mm?
It seems like they assumed that since the one port on the back was 11 pin, we would be able to get both sync and audio. But in fact, the 11 pins apparently only serve to add voltage to an audio connection rather than function as an audio/data/charging combo.
I looked carefully at all the connectors, and it occurred to me that the supplied USB data cable (with the phone) doesn't have the audio pins at all, and that the headset adapter, which is detected as audio, doesn't seem to have the data pins(or not very clearly). Meanwhile, the docking station has the pins and is detected as audio, even when no speakers or headset are connected. So I thought that maybe if I covered up the audio pins, then the phone would detect the cable as data. So I tried covering the audio pins on the docking station (where it connects to the phone) with plastic and then docking. Didn't work - no audio detected, but no USB detected either, although charging worked. nice try. So there must be something beyond the mere absence or presence of those audio pins that tells the phone when something is audio or data. By the way, I did try connecting an ordinary powered USB to the back of the station and then docking the phone: no data, still audio. Same thing covering up audio pins: no data, no audio, only charging.
Based on my reading of this post,
http://androidforums.com/t-mobile-g1/4480-how-create-emu-3-5mm-headphone-jack-adaptor.html
it seems that these things are made so that that certain connections between the pins signal the detection as audio. Perhaps any cables with 11 pins are assumed by the phone to be audio, although they may still take advantage of the USB charging capability?
So, what would be the easiest way to turn the docking station in to something at least as capable as an audio/data adapter? (I have an idea:remove the guts of the docking station, buy the 4-in-1 adapter, and then somehow stick the phone connector through the now empty 3.5mm port and up through the top of the docking station, in which case I've paid $25 for a pretty plastic shell? xD)
Or maybe it would be totally not worth the trouble, just to be able to stand my phone up on a matching white pod when I can get more functions out of an ugly black box?

Don't exactly understand that post...but
I Just found a couple of eBay items:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300364672611#shId
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/USB-Dock-Cradle-HotSync-Charger-for-HTC-Magic-G2-Google_W0QQitemZ160367139541QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_MobilePhoneAccessories?hash=item2556a05ad5
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/USB-Cradle-Battery-Charger-Data-Sync-for-HTC-Magic-G2_W0QQitemZ250515922651QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_MobilePhoneAccessories?hash=item3a53e99edb
Would these things be able to:
- Charge my phone via USB/AC
- Sync my phone via USB, or at least allow me to access my SD card from the computer?
Cheers

I have been debating getting one of these since day one and looked at it when I was in the tmo store the other day...
I can agree with you about buying 3rd party and not paying the premium but with the htc's pins you gotta be careful... I've been screwed too many times with that stupid thing and I'm pretty sure their still one of the only companies that havent released their pin sequence (hense why theirs not very many 3rd party htc items)
ebay has a few but the ones I saw were only a couple bucks cheaper and personally I would rather spend the 2 extra bucks and have the real thing not a Chinese knock off but from what Ive heard I wouldn't spend the $30 or whatever it is for something that only charges my phone...

I bought from this seller a couple months ago. It's the same one they sell in-store for half the price. I use it in my car for playing through my stereo so I haven't used it for syncing.
T-Mobile myTouch Docking Station - Black

Bought the oem car charger and dock love them both... On ebay for more then half the cost!!!

awdlexusis said:
Bought the oem car charger and dock love them both... On ebay for more then half the cost!!!
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Got the link for that???
I ended up buying this one : eBay
Works and all, it's perfect except for the fact that the battery slot at the back for charging an extra battery is useless for me and takes up extra room.

Xpire said:
Got the link for that???
I ended up buying this one : eBay
Works and all, it's perfect except for the fact that the battery slot at the back for charging an extra battery is useless for me and takes up extra room.
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yeah give me a minute...or search ebay for tmobile mytouch docking station, pulls right up!

Xpire said:
Got the link for that???
I ended up buying this one : eBay
Works and all, it's perfect except for the fact that the battery slot at the back for charging an extra battery is useless for me and takes up extra room.
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i use both this one with the extra battery charging slot and the tmobile one. this one is a straight out usb charger and the base makes a great night table stand for the phone because it is well balanced and when reaching to kill the alarm clock or unlocking to swipe down notification bar or answering call and using speakerphone the device doesn't tip over. i have a second oem battery kept full all the time and swap as needed. the tmobile one is more sleek in design and matches the sapphire's lines but the usb connection puts phone in headset mode. i keep this charger on my desk at work and the drawback is that i can't use speakerphone since it is always in headset mode. i don't need to pc sync ever so i can't give an opinion on that.

I have this dock right now, had the one linked above before, sprayed both white.
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This one is better IMO, I use speakerphone during calls when docked and this one doesn't need the power plug in to charge, everything is done via USB so only 1 cable.

[Q] USB accessories yes and no

Based on my experience, the following work:
generic USB keyboard
Logitech DiNovo Mini with included adapter
USB flash drive up to 32GB
some card readers except sandisk mobilemate (only takes one card at time)
The following doesn't work:
sandisk mobilemate (microsd/m2)
USB speaker (but you can supply power through USB host and connect through regular audio connection)
You can add your experience below.

USB Devices
plugged a CyberPower 4 port USB hub into usb port then plugged 2 Lexar 4gb drives in and it was able to see both drive and play movies from them.

USB Keyboard?
I have tried connecting a USB keyboard with no luck. Is this because of the type of port on the A7?

tested
No problem with Microsoft keyboards.
generic mouse half works.... since there is no pointer I can not tell if I'm pointing at something. The scroll wheel does work.
Gravies Gamepad Pro does not work.

I bought a off brand Wii remote to use as a controller for the a7 but it seems i need a Name brand remote... bummer huh? Anyone know of a fix for this?

USB Keyboard
I connected a wireless keyboard and was able to type in appropriate areas, however when I was navigating I could change the focused item but could not find a way to select a given item without actually touching the screen.
Has anyone discovered a way to accomplish this function?

Case with keyboard not working
I bought a case off Ebay. When I plug it into the Elocity A7, nothing happens. When I plug it into a WinXP PC, it detects the keyboard and it functions fine. Could this be a driver issue and if so where is a good place to find Android Drivers? I'm new to Android so please go easy on me

My favorite keyboard the happy hacking pro 2 works just fine
Sent from my Elocity A7 using Tapatalk

HP Photosmart camera works fine. In the cameras options set USB mode to disk and it will read as a standard thumb drive.

This tablet is on sale right now
Does anyone know if I can connect my Western Digital 1TB Passport USB HDD to it? Or will I need to get a powered USB hub? I'm trying not to spend money on getting an Archos 101 (which apparently has the juice to power up a WD 1TB HDD). I primarily need a tablet for a media player in my vehicle, nothing else.. maybe have a shopping list on it for when I go grocery shopping?
So ya... can A7 handle 1TB external usb hard drive specifically: Western Digital My passport.
Edit: The A7 would be powered via cigarette lighter by the way.. it's not going to power my external hdd through battery, that's just silly.

Generc dell keybard works. Pelican afterglow ps3 controller does not.
Sandisk cruzer 4 gb usb drive works. Verbatim 2tb hdd causes reboot and white screen
Running Elocitymod 1.3

A7 accepts USB up to 64 GB. Maybe you can partition off 64 GB on your Passport??

Has anyone come across a bluetooth gamepad that works well with this tablet? I'm hoping to purchase something small and reasonably priced and use it to play a few old school classics via different emulators. Will a Wii remote work?

Connected a mini bluetooth keyboard without any problem,and im using a leather keyboard case without problems as well.
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Wii remotes do not work on the A7, sadly. I've tried all the pairing apps, they all either force close or immediately unpair when attempting to pair. I don't know enough about the issue to say if the problem is hardware (or lack thereof) related or software related so someone smarter than me will have to let us know if it will ever be possible.
On a side note to contribute to this conversation, I tried an HP USB keyboard and it works fine.
pejker said:
Has anyone come across a bluetooth gamepad that works well with this tablet? I'm hoping to purchase something small and reasonably priced and use it to play a few old school classics via different emulators. Will a Wii remote work?
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Thanks for the info...i just tried to pair the Wiimote and got the same results you did; I'm currently using Dexter's latest ROM. Using the touchscreen is horrendous even if elocity had multi-touch.

rwood56847 said:
I bought a case off Ebay. When I plug it into the Elocity A7, nothing happens. When I plug it into a WinXP PC, it detects the keyboard and it functions fine. Could this be a driver issue and if so where is a good place to find Android Drivers? I'm new to Android so please go easy on me
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Good news - bad news. I also bought a keyboard on ebay and got it to work. I had a hunch that the power supplied by the USB port on the elocity was marginal. I connected the keyboard through a powered USB hub and...it works. If the power supplied by the A7 is marginal, that would explain why some devices work and others don't and why the ebay keyboard worked for one but wouldn't work for others.
This could be confirmed by cutting up a USB cable and measuring the voltage and current supplied to the keyboard from the A7 and comparing it with a PC or powered hub. I didn't have the time or inclination to do that.
Unfortunately, this makes the case with keyboard a kludge, because you will need a powered hub to get it to work.

Not all the cases with keyboard have required something else in order for them to work sounds like a roll of the device to me lol.

Yeah, mine works fine.

USB Keyboard Works Great on the A7
I found this to USB Keyboard to work great with the elocity A7

Home dock for car use?

Saw a nice video on YouTube about a guy who mounted his Streak on his Harley using the home dock, and figured at the least, the dock would make a good starting point for a car installation. All other mounting options require that you not only plug in the power connector at the bottom of the Streak, but also a cable into the headphone jack to get audio out, and, in my understanding at least, with the dock you can just plug the Streak into it, and it should turn off the Streak's speakers and direct the output to the dock's audio-out connector(s). Since the dock has disappeared from Dell's website (at least in the US, still listed in the UK), can someone who has one tell me what type of audio out connectors it has? Don't suppose there's any way of getting a back-up camera to display on the Streak, eh?
Also, what sort of power connector does the home dock have? Something I can adapt to be powered by the car?

The 30 pin dock connector supports:
USB out
USB charging in (2.0A)
USB dock sense
USB-OTG in
HDMI out
Line out
It reroutes though hdmi/lineout by sensing what's plugged in.
Lineout is sensed by being docked, hdmi is sensed by being connected.
The dock has no active chips, it's merely traces that run from port to port.

The audio out is 3.5mm stereo. Get a 3.5mm to RCA stereo cable.
The power cable comes with the dock. It's a standard USB connector on one end, and a prorietary connection on the back of the dock.
You can connect power off of a 12v car adapter that you can plug a standard cable into. I got the adapter from RadioShack. They make a nice 2 Amp USB cigarette lighter adapter. Get the 2 Amp.
I've been running a home dock in my car for at least 6 months. It works like a champ. I used a piece of flat aluminum bent into an L to hold the dock and place pressure on the bottom portion of the tablet to create enough resistance so the tablet doesn't fly out. I used rubber feet I got from RadioShack placed on the L bracket so as not to scratch the tablet and provide the needed resistance.
Mounting the dock will vary from car to car. Getting the dock mounted and stable is the hardest part. Again you need to have enough resistance on the tablet when docked so that it doesn't go airborne when you take a hard corner or launch your car off the line.
I drive my car like I stole it, on a daily basis. I haven't had the tablet come out of the mount yet.
No way to wire in a back up camera. You'd have to bring the video in wireless somehow. It would be cool, but more trouble than it's worth IMHO. If you go for a back up cam and get it working well let us know.

Cool, just found one for $50 and $2 shipping. I've got a good bit of dash real estate on my Mountaineer, where a Kenwood 7" double-DIN touchscreen/nav is now installed. Figure there's room for the dock and a standard DIN HU behind where the tablet will sit.
Will it run dual-screen with the dock? I'd like to convert the HDMI out to run video to the rear monitor. I'm cool with it displaying the same video onscreen as the external monitor.

The hdmi out mirrors what's on the screen, but on the s7 it only outputs at 720p and not 1080p like other t2 tabs. I dont believe you can set it to anything but mirror.

Thinking about the camera, was wondering if some sort of wireless TCP/IP camera might work. I know there are apps to view them on android, the trick would be getting it networked to either the streak or my cell phone (which the streak will be wirelessly tethered to).

magicland said:
Thinking about the camera, was wondering if some sort of wireless TCP/IP camera might work. I know there are apps to view them on android, the trick would be getting it networked to either the streak or my cell phone (which the streak will be wirelessly tethered to).
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As I understand it the dock also has a mini USB host port. An OTG cable to a USB camera might work.

Finally got around to installing the dock in my Mountaineer. Just for a "proof of concept" trial I put in an old Kenwood single-DIN HU that I had lying around. Used 3M heavy duty "Velcro" on both the bottom of the dock and in the slot in the dash adapter (this one is from Metra, Scosche also makes one, but I don't know how well that will work).
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Streak is tethered to my cell, so I get internet access for nav, tune-in radio pro, Iheart radio, Google Music, Netflix, etc. Unit is powered by the OEM T-Mobile car adapter. No video out yet (and I was wondering if the line out audio cuts out if the HDMI is used or not). I've got the USB cable hooked up and running to the glove box for access, but I've got no use for it as yet.
Simple, easy hookup, but it looks pretty decent when the tablet is hooked up, and despite washboard roads and high speed sharp turns, it stays put and working. Now I just wish there was an app that would allow me to use the tablet as a bluetooth adapter for my phone, so I can place and answer calls...

Does Droid 3 Support OTG?

Does Droid 3 support OTG like SGS2?

Wow no1 has replied...
The drivers and phone is capable like any other - Not officially, plugging devices into the phone will not work, nor windows wont give you full host access with out using mass storage mode.
There is a little application called Droidexplorer which works in a similar fashion to otg, but also allows access every part of the phone (root) when simply plugged in even when the phone is set to charge only mode.
Excellent app if this is what your looking for, look it up.
-smc

BUMP - Anyone?
heartaone said:
Does Droid 3 support OTG like SGS2?
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As above... Is it available? I would so love to use a mouse/bt keyboard with my D3+HDMI...

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Wrexem said:
As above... Is it available? I would so love to use a mouse/bt keyboard with my D3+HDMI...
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+1 re bump

Wait for webtop.
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Err, that Ubuntu thing I mean. Sorry.
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maybe trick
Maybe any trick USB OTG for droid 3 use application like q5 memory manager?

somone get it working=?

OTG works perfectly with a modded lapdock, with the keyboard, touchpad and 2 USB ports all interfacing via USB. The stock ROM even supports mounting and unmounting flash drives as shown by a screenshot in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25111643&postcount=29
But I could never get it working with an OTG adapter. That same OTG adapter works fine on my Touchpad so thats not the issue. Its possible that the Droid 3 needs +5v Vcc to be connected, because when its on the lapdock its charging as well as providing OTG. This is different from my Touchpad which refuses to charge when in OTG and doesn't even need Vcc connected.

ok, thanks
but i only wanne use that otg adapter with flashdrives ;/

Hi,
I use ME863 that could support OTG but Just need through an Usb hub
that has external power supply.
I think Droid 3 should be ok, too.
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i was able to get OTG working with a powered hub. last weekend i cracked open my hd dock for my droid 3 and added a $3 usb hub from monoprice.com. i now have 3 external usb ports that work flawlessly. $16 wireless keyboard/mouse combo from Gigabyte works like a charm from the couch with a 40" screen. hdmi+OTG+charge all work simultaneously.
the hdmi in the dock is just a pass-through so leave it alone. the wires for the usb port are labeled on the board. i crossed the brown(sense) with the bare ground. moved the r-w-g-b wires to there respective holes on the pcb for the hub. there are 3 empty holes on the pcb for the hub witch you can easily determine one is for power and the other 2 are ground (like there was an option for external power that didn't get soldered on the board). i ran wires from the power and ground holes i found on the hub to the original red and black holes on the dock pcb to piggy back power. i also relocated the led to a new hole in the front of the dock.
i also played around trying to get dock mode to work at the same time(if you actually want that). it seems if you only momentarily ground sence wire bur leave it hooked to the dock it will go back into dock mode but all devices that were initialized seem to keep working. you could in theory hold down a button after docking to initialize the usb accessories than let go to put it back into dock.
i also tried to find a way to get the audio out port to work (under the assumption it functioned like a usb sound card) but in the end i gave up as i cant think of an instance i would use it as the audio already feeds through the hdmi port. i would like to know if anyone gets it working though.

Got it working as well
Just wanted to say that I got it to work with a similar setup as kaiw1982.
I bought a powered usb hub and installing 2 apps to get mass storage support:
usb host controller for host support and paragon ntfs&HFS+ for ntfs support.
Running XT860 with Minimoto 1.7 and Maverick 4.0
Hope this helps

Droid3
TheRabbit2 said:
Just wanted to say that I got it to work with a similar setup as kaiw1982.
I bought a powered usb hub and installing 2 apps to get mass storage support:
usb host controller for host support and paragon ntfs&HFS+ for ntfs support.
Running XT860 with Minimoto 1.7 and Maverick 4.0
Hope this helps
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Hello,
I have a Droid3 and will be retiring it soon. I can use it as an XBMC media center IF I can get ethernet to work on it. My WIFI connections are NOT stable enough to broadcast live 1080p TV although SD TV does work.
Have either of you tested a USB-ETHERNET adapter with the droid3?
Thanks

NewJerseyNinja said:
Hello,
I have a Droid3 and will be retiring it soon. I can use it as an XBMC media center IF I can get ethernet to work on it. My WIFI connections are NOT stable enough to broadcast live 1080p TV although SD TV does work.
Have either of you tested a USB-ETHERNET adapter with the droid3?
Thanks
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I don't have one but I'd give it a low chance of working since support for USB devices on anything older than Android 3.x isn't that good. About the only things that work are mass storage devices like flash drivers and HID input devices like keyboards and mice.

I can confirm that the D3 supports otg, with or without a usb hub, but BOTH the phone and usb device must receive 5v from the same source.
OTG cable is also required due to the grounded ID pin.

I finally got around to ordering a proper OTG cable, I bought one like this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009YPYORM
It works, some devices seemed to work okay without the hub, but best results are achieved using a hub. Then its just as reliable as USB support is when using a modded lapdock. Keyboard and mice work, mass storage devices like flash drives work, and surprisingly the Files app supports them and gives an eject option in the notification bar.

Desktop mode is AWESOME!

Wanted to give a shoutout to the desktop mode. I connected my USB-C dock to the phone and very impressed with how seamless it is. Experience is truly like a desktop
* PD pass through charging is working.
* Hooked up a BT mouse and BT keyboard.
* Sound volume is high from phone!
* Websites automatically seem to open in desktop mode when using chrome in EMUI desktop mode, which is very well thought out.
* Phone automatically found my canon wireless printer in the network and prints. Didn't have to futz with drivers or printer setup etc.
* Clicking on relevant links automatically opens the app on the phone that corresponds. i.e., Amazon, Youtube, etc..
Samsung has it all wrong with needing a special dock etc. Huawei has done this right.

xxaarraa said:
Wanted to give a shoutout to the desktop mode. I connected my USB-C dock to the phone with PD pass through charging. Hooked up a BT mouse and BT keyboard and the experience is truly like a desktop. Sound volume is high from phone!
Samsung has it all wrong with needing a special dock etc. Huawei has done this right.
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I'd love to try this. Can you share which USB-C dock you are using? I've read that some may advertise PD pass-through but the phone doesn't actually charge when connected. Thanks!

Ol' Blue Eyes said:
I'd love to try this. Can you share which USB-C dock you are using? I've read that some may advertise PD pass-through but the phone doesn't actually charge when connected. Thanks!
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I use this one
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-in-1-A...var=512141576624&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
works a charm and does charge through too.

I use this one: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insign...-power-delivery-white/5577934.p?skuId=5577934
It does charge via PD. However, I notice that the phone discharges every so slightly even while receiving a charge. That could be because I have it powering a big 23" HD monitor and also using a BT mouse (microsoft arc mouse) and BT keyboard (microsoft surface keyboard). In an hour of usage, the phone seems to drop 2-3% charge, which is not a big deal.
I need to figure out how to adjust the mouse scroll wheel sensitivity on the phone. On the PC you can do it via the native control panel, but not sure yet how to adjust that on the phone.
Overall, this is the least talked about feature about the P20P. Can't beleive none of the reviewers tout this as a game changer because it is. Just plugging a USB C and having full desktop mode is truly awesome. There were entire products that claimed to allow this (superbook) functionality on kickstarter. And Samsung made a big deal about DEX too.

Here's a photo.
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DaveP2611 said:
I use this one
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-in-1-A...var=512141576624&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
works a charm and does charge through too.
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Does it actually charge your P20 Pro while you're connected to a monitor (thru HDMI)? My understanding is that when a P20 Pro is connected to a monitor, the Pro won't charge thru USB hubs due to a Huawei limitation.
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DaveP2611 said:
I use this one
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-in-1-A...var=512141576624&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
works a charm and does charge through too.
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xxaarraa said:
Wanted to give a shoutout to the desktop mode. I connected my USB-C dock to the phone and very impressed with how seamless it is. Experience is truly like a desktop
* PD pass through charging is working.
* Hooked up a BT mouse and BT keyboard.
* Sound volume is high from phone!
* Websites automatically seem to open in desktop mode when using chrome in EMUI desktop mode, which is very well thought out.
* Phone automatically found my canon wireless printer in the network and prints. Didn't have to futz with drivers or printer setup etc.
* Clicking on relevant links automatically opens the app on the phone that corresponds. i.e., Amazon, Youtube, etc..
Samsung has it all wrong with needing a special dock etc. Huawei has done this right.
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I agree; the Easy Projection desktop mode was one of the main reasons why I got this phone over Samsung's Dex.
I'm in the process of trying to see if I can move most of my work off my Dell laptop to the P20 Pro and/or the cloud. I can't figure out a way to get my P20 Pro to charge while being plugged into a USB dock (with HDMI to a monitor), but aside from that, this setup is interesting to experiment with so far.

I just ordered mine from Canada.. CLT-L04.. and I currently have an LG V20 which I use like a desktop at times. I always plug it in via HDMI and use my Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. It's a little tricky, the resolution is terrible on my 2K monitor so I go to my 1080p TV and plug it there then plug it to the same monitor and I receive 2K. My concern is that the 2K monitor may have issues with the P20 Pro's 1080p resolution. Is anybody plugging it in a 2K or even a 4K monitor?

Wiggums said:
I just ordered mine from Canada.. CLT-L04.. and I currently have an LG V20 which I use like a desktop at times. I always plug it in via HDMI and use my Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. It's a little tricky, the resolution is terrible on my 2K monitor so I go to my 1080p TV and plug it there then plug it to the same monitor and I receive 2K. My concern is that the 2K monitor may have issues with the P20 Pro's 1080p resolution. Is anybody plugging it in a 2K or even a 4K monitor?
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I connected my Pro to my 4K monitor, and it was displaying 1080p only, but it looked fine.

nomadtor416 said:
Does it actually charge your P20 Pro while you're connected to a monitor (thru HDMI)? My understanding is that when a P20 Pro is connected to a monitor, the Pro won't charge thru USB hubs due to a Huawei limitation.
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Strange as yes when plugged in to TV and with the USB-C also plugged in I get the phone charging also, will double check tonight but I'm certain of that.

I bought a cheap, generic Tuwejia adapter from Amazon.. it has USB/HDMI/USB-C going to USB-C. I am very pleased with it, it does a great job!
My big Dell keyboard works well and the big trackball mouse is attached via the keyboard, not the adapter, and both work very well. The USB-C charges the phone very well. The HDMI part.. I do not believe it's the adapter's fault, it's my cheap 2K monitor. Okay.. here it goes..
I had another generic adapter similar in size and shape, but it was plastic. The phone never charged on that one. The Tuwejia feels solid and the cover is metal, aluminum? The phone charges very well on that one.
I am using a cheap QNIX monitor (QX2710) and it seems my phone's showing 640 x 480 (I can't tell but it's really bad) on my big 27" 2K monitor.
I had the same problem with my LG V20 so I would take it to the big 1080p TV in the living room and the phone would somehow "reset" itself to 1080p instead of lower resolution.
I tried it again with the P20 Pro and it displayed 1080p in the living room but when I brought it back to my office, it was still very low resolution. It doesn't seem the phone resets itself after being hooked up to a 1080p monitor.
Again, I don't think it's the adapter at all. It's the monitor, I'm almost sure of this.
EDITED TO ADD: I just went to Best Buy and got a Samsung 4K monitor.. I am happy to report it's now much better so it was the cheap monitor. I have the adapter and have been using it like a desktop for the past hour. It's still showing 100% charge. I have my USB keyboard and mouse attached. It's wonderful!

What is battery drain like with desktop mode if you don't use a charger too?

Based on my experience, it drained pretty fast because I had my USB keyboard attached. It really depends if you're using Bluetooth or not.

I ran into a small problem with Netflix and tried all kinds of things... the movie shows up on the big screen but the subtitles show on my phone. It didn't do that with my V20.

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Does it actually charge your P20 Pro while you're connected to a monitor (thru HDMI)? My understanding is that when a P20 Pro is connected to a monitor, the Pro won't charge thru USB hubs due to a Huawei limitation.
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I can charge at around 2.7 A , that is more then enough to top up the battery while in desktop mode.
But you need a PD compliant charger and cable , that means the charger has to have a USB-C output port. The huawei charger and cable can't help here.
Two chargers that work for me are the :
- apple 61W USB-C Power adapter
-COOSA Type-C power adapter 72W, when using the PD USB-C output port.
I'm using a Belkin USB-C <-> USB-C cable , but i don't remember the exact type. It probably is prudent not to use cheap unbranded cables.
Also as you can see in the attached image the battery icon display two "separated" lightning images.
Which is different form the single (normal) or double (fast) lightning symbol.
I haven't found a working charger that uses a normal USB-A connector yet.

I am the OP - I have a USB-C dock and power is provided by a Dell XPS-13 USB-C charger (I used to use that dock for my dell laptop in the past nowadays I exclusively use the phone). It charges the phone fine while in desktop mode. Phone does discharge at the rate of about 1% per hour or so of dock use. It's minimal so I can easily live that that.

Liking Desktop mode also. Its funny how it works opposite of Samsung Dex when it comes to Office apps. with samsung DEX, google sheets is overly zoomed while Microsoft excel is great. For Huawei Desktop, Google sheets is great while microsoft office doesnt have a desktop version, but open like it would on the phone interface.
How are you guys getting Netflix to work? I have it installed on my phone but i cant find it on the list of apps on desktop mode

bk227865 said:
I can charge at around 2.7 A , that is more then enough to top up the battery while in desktop mode.
But you need a PD compliant charger and cable , that means the charger has to have a USB-C output port. The huawei charger and cable can't help here.
Two chargers that work for me are the :
- apple 61W USB-C Power adapter
-COOSA Type-C power adapter 72W, when using the PD USB-C output port.
I'm using a Belkin USB-C <-> USB-C cable , but i don't remember the exact type. It probably is prudent not to use cheap unbranded cables.
Also as you can see in the attached image the battery icon display two "separated" lightning images.
Which is different form the single (normal) or double (fast) lightning symbol.
I haven't found a working charger that uses a normal USB-A connector yet.
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bk227865: Thanks so much; this actually answered my problem. Turns out all I needed was a PD-capable charger along with PD-capable hub. So I got one from the local BestBuy store today, plugged it into my current PD-capable HooToo USB-C hub, and voila...my Pro charges fine with it plugged into an HDMI monitor thru the hub.
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mtsingson said:
How are you guys getting Netflix to work? I have it installed on my phone but i cant find it on the list of apps on desktop mode
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Netflix loads for me, but only plays audio. Still can't figure out how to make it play video in desktop mode.
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Anyone find that Android Messages can only work by going to messages.android.com in Chrome? And then scanning the QR code, etc. Strange.

xxaarraa said:
I need to figure out how to adjust the mouse scroll wheel sensitivity on the phone. On the PC you can do it via the native control panel, but not sure yet how to adjust that on the phone.
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I originally wrote this reply thinking that xxaarraa was talking about mouse pointer movement, but then realized I read it wrong when it was really about the "mouse scroll wheel". Oops, anyhoo...
For those that dislike the mouse pointer sensitivity, I haven't figured out any setting to change it. But I have an old mouse similar to this one that I decided to try with my Pro this evening: https://www.amazon.ca/JETech-2-4Ghz...=B00M48154Q&psc=1&refRID=HGWCSMDJP35T5CEYQZ47
At the lowest cpi/dpi speed setting on the mouse -- 800 -- it seems to require about half an inch more movement than my Logitech MX Anywhere 2 mouse in order to move the mouse pointer from one end of the Pro's desktop screen to the other end. Not a huge amount of improvement, but it seems to be the only option -- albeit a hardware one -- to change the mouse speed.

Before I splash my hard earned cash on a dock, is it possible to check out desktop mode another way? I've only had my P20 Pro for a few days and I'm still getting used to it. But so far it is far and away the best phone I've ever owned. Some companies are practically giving it away (Vodafone UK are offering it on its basic contract for £18 pm with £150 upfront with a further £10 off code and £35 cashback through quidco. I got mine on O2 with £49 upfront and £15 cashback on £23pm contract) and Huawei are throwing in a free set of free buds worth £149 atm as well. Anyone due an upgrade soon would be mad if they didn't take this phone.

mickrick said:
Before I splash my hard earned cash on a dock, is it possible to check out desktop mode another way?
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If you have access to a USB-C to HDMI cable, then you could connect your Pro to the monitor and try out Desktop mode that way.