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USB Cable

Hi guys, i have one question. Can i damage my HTC Touch Elfin with non original USB cable. I have one USB to mini USB from my external HDD. I try it ones and it working but want to know if is any chance to damage my PDA. Ty and sorry if i make some mistakes im from Bulgaria.

NBT said:
Hi guys, i have one question. Can i damage my HTC Touch Elfin with non original USB cable. I have one USB to mini USB from my external HDD. I try it ones and it working but want to know if is any chance to damage my PDA. Ty and sorry if i make some mistakes im from Bulgaria.
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No worries - it's just a standard cable.

I've used 3 non-HTC cables and my Touch works fine. One was even an unofficial PSP cable.

Go nuts and use any USB cable you can find. I have never had any problems in the last year. As a matter of fact. I don't even remember which USB was the one that came with my device.

I have used non HTC cables from eBay, but a couple of them recently stopped working (wouldn't allow ActiveSync). The cable that came with the phone seems to be better quality.

The USB standard is universal, any USB cable will work without damaging the device, as long as the heads match.

hotrod101 said:
Go nuts and use any USB cable you can find. I have never had any problems in the last year. As a matter of fact. I don't even remember which USB was the one that came with my device.
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same to me but i think that other usb cables sometimes drop connection during active sync

no worries, i use a Nokia usb cabel to my htc

Ehm... No, you should use the one, that came with the Elf. Others do not fit in the spot, but still will work.

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USB cable "OTG" not working am I doing it wrong?

I got a Micro-USB to USB (female) cable form ebay... from China (I didn't know until I chekced later. I usually have the "UK sellers only" option checked).
Anyway, after an eternity, it arrived today. But, it doesn't work when I plug it in. Nothing happens. My Sandisk Cruzer doesn't light up when I plug it in or anything.
I was on the ninphetamin3 Kernel, and I've tried the Siyah kernel, just in case it's the kernel that was limiting functionality... Apparently it's not because it still doesn't work.
It only cost a couple of quid, but is there something I might be missing that I can check before buying another from the UK?

Kryten2k35 said:
I got a Micro-USB to USB (female) cable...
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That is not necessarily an OTG cable... did it SAY it was an OTG cable? If not, it probably isnt. Pin 4 and 5 need to be connected (in the micro usb side) for it trigger OTG functionality. if it is not working it means one of 2 things:
1. You didn't buy and OTG cable, you just bought a cable with the ends you wanted, but without the funtionality
2. Something is broken on your phone... test that cable in another phone with OTG capability (go to a verizon store if you have to)
3. I think i remember seeing you need an app to use some flash drives (keybaords and mice work without any app, i can attest to that from experience)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320786314480?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
That's the one I got. It's 5pin, but you're right in that it doesn't say it was OTG.
I don't have another OTG compatible device to test with

I got an OTG cable and I tired loads of different things to get it working.... in the end I rebooted the S3 with a usb drive connected and it worked after that.
I'm on stock rooted LG6
This is what I got
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/130728105355...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_3061wt_1163

Kryten2k35 said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320786314480?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
That's the one I got. It's 5pin, but you're right in that it doesn't say it was OTG.
I don't have another OTG compatible device to test with
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yep, it is just a plug adapter.
You now have 2 choices:
1. cut open the micro USB, and connect pins 5 and six
2. buy one that actually says it is an OTG
if you can wait:
http://www.amazon.com/T-Flash-Adapt...ef=cm_rdp_product?t=slickdeals&tag=slickdeals
BAM! 64 cents.
a little xtra info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812609

I ordered a OTG cable now, but also soldered the one I had and made that into one too., But the OTG one will be ok to pull out in public places, lol.

USB device not found or cannot copy files to your computer- solution is the USB cable

For those who had problems with their Kies or Windows not recognizing their S3 or find that copying your files using the MTP device mode slow, change your USB cable. I had problems rooting my Rogers G3, copying files to my computer was impossible and when I connect my G3 to a Vista desktop computer, I get the error USB device not recognized (code 10). Then I remember I have no problems with my Win7 laptop. The only difference was the USB cable. I use the same cable on the Win7 laptop and Wahla! Everything worked beautifully!
You would think there is no difference in a regular USB cable but it does. Hope this helps those having those nightmares trying to connect their phones to Kies.

Well.... i could see maybe if your USB cable was damaged somehow that it was hindering functionality... or was just a crappy USB cable to begin with.... but USB is USB. Pin layouts haven't changed.... nor has the wiring layout for USB cables changed. Yes, we have three different classes of USB now... but as far as i'm aware, it's only the USB controllers that are different, not the cables that are used. If they changed the cables, then i don't think that there would be a possibility of pretty much universal backwards compatibility between all versions of USB. I've used my S3's micro-USB cable... my old Motorola Atrix 4G's micro-USB cable... hell, even the micro-USB cable used to charge my Logitech mouse... never had a problem with any of them. Soooo.... a damaged cable is the only thing i can think of that would have caused issues with it not recognizing the device.

I thought the same. This 'damaged' usb cable is from my Samsung Vibrant. It still works with my Vibrant. How do you explain that?
Anyway, just trying to help.

Didn't help me either unfortunately. My laptop works fine but have the problem on my desktop. Setup my parents Galaxy S III with its new cable and had the same problem. Luckily I found that I can use the USB 3.0 port as a workaround...

USB cable issues (keeping connectivity)

Hi all..
this is a general question really about the issue with Micro USB cables and the connector's ability to stay connected.
I know it isn't my phone as when i buy a fresh cable it clicks in nicely.
Does anyone recommend a decent cable where the connector stays connected after more than a few weeks of use?
I've obviously used Stock HTC, but also PortaPow (power only), Blackberry cables, Nokia Cables, Samsung with varying success.
Thanks

Pixel2XL can't connect to PC via most of the cables

Hi,
Got my Pixel2XL, love it!
But 1 strange thing, I had the Nexus 6P before and a few cables some that I got in it's package and some that I bought (USB-A to USB-C) all work both for charging and for data transfer (more important for me adb and fastboot) except 1 cable, let's call it ORANGE (since it's color) that only worked for charging.
When I connect my Pixel2XL none of those cables work for data, only for charging! the PC doesn't recognize anything in device manager and the phone doesn't show any option and only charging. that is regardless of the cables or ports and even tried on another PC with same cables. same with USB debugging enabled and disabled.
BUT, when I connect ORANGE it works! now the strange part is that some of my cables are high quality and even pretty good companies like Choetech (if I wrote correctly) and the ORANGE, is some lame cable from Aliexpress.
So I wonder if maybe there are few standards that are supported/not supported on the Pixel2XL? or how do I buy now cables? same was when I tried an older USB-A to MicroUSB with an USB-C adapter.
I couldn't find any official data by Google.
Please assist, Thanks.

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dimiboy said:
Hi,
Got my Pixel2XL, love it!
But 1 strange thing, I had the Nexus 6P before and a few cables some that I got in it's package and some that I bought (USB-A to USB-C) all work both for charging and for data transfer (more important for me adb and fastboot) except 1 cable, let's call it ORANGE (since it's color) that only worked for charging.
When I connect my Pixel2XL none of those cables work for data, only for charging! the PC doesn't recognize anything in device manager and the phone doesn't show any option and only charging. that is regardless of the cables or ports and even tried on another PC with same cables. same with USB debugging enabled and disabled.
BUT, when I connect ORANGE it works! now the strange part is that some of my cables are high quality and even pretty good companies like Choetech (if I wrote correctly) and the ORANGE, is some lame cable from Aliexpress.
So I wonder if maybe there are few standards that are supported/not supported on the Pixel2XL? or how do I buy now cables? same was when I tried an older USB-A to MicroUSB with an USB-C adapter.
I couldn't find any official data by Google.
Please assist, Thanks.
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Sorry to hear that Bro.
I am using all the same cables I used with my 1 XL and can connect to both my win7 and win 10 machines

Try USB 2.0 port and Spigen cable
Edit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZE36WH8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_sXhaAb7Z5356G

Icyou said:
Try USB 2.0 port and Spigen cable
Edit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZE36WH8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_sXhaAb7Z5356G
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Checked now in USB2 and USB3 ports with some of my cables, same

Have you rebooted the Pixel?
When I first got mine and I set it up and I finally wanted to copy over my ringtones, my laptop and PC wouldn't detect the Pixel. It would make a ding sound then go back to Charging. I then rebooted for the first time and then it worked.

Ok, seems that my "high quality" cables wasn't so good.
It seems that 1 of them wasn't choetech and the other that I though came with the Nexus 6P was something I got from the store since in those days they provided the n6p with a different charger (they couldn't deliver US plug chargers than)
after I found the box of the n6p I found the short USB-A to USB-C cable and it works both for data and for charging!
Thanks for all the help and everything, it was my mistake and a big learning curve of why cheap cables won't work.
I still wonder how does the phone know which one is good or not.