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Are these pins available on the 2013 Nexus 7 or did they put something else in place of those pins?
machmanx said:
Are these pins available on the 2013 Nexus 7 or did they put something else in place of those pins?
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There are no pogo pins. Only ports are the USB port and headphone jack, and there's a qi wireless charger coil inside the tablet.
OJ in Compton said:
There are no pogo pins. Only ports are the USB port and headphone jack, and there's a qi wireless charger coil inside the tablet.
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Yup. I confirm
pogo's are replaced with Qi wireless charging. even trade off if you ask me
Well....
smirkis said:
pogo's are replaced with Qi wireless charging. even trade off if you ask me
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I prefer the clean look by having a dock with an analogue out to my home receiver. Now there is a nasty cord danglin'. I love the idea of wireless charging and I'm a total tech junkie but the efficiency isn't there, losing anywhere 15-20%. Honestly you're going to have to plug in the Qi so why not just plug the tablet in instead when needed?
abw0046 said:
I prefer the clean look by having a dock with an analogue out to my home receiver. Now there is a nasty cord danglin'. I love the idea of wireless charging and I'm a total tech junkie but the efficiency isn't there, losing anywhere 15-20%. Honestly you're going to have to plug in the Qi so why not just plug the tablet in instead when needed?
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Because micro USB connectors are fragile and wear down a lot faster than an AC plug. My last Nexus 7 had a broken micro USB connector because my 2-year old yanked it out.
abw0046 said:
I prefer the clean look by having a dock with an analogue out to my home receiver. Now there is a nasty cord danglin'. I love the idea of wireless charging and I'm a total tech junkie but the efficiency isn't there, losing anywhere 15-20%. Honestly you're going to have to plug in the Qi so why not just plug the tablet in instead when needed?
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I agree, the old dock/pogo pin setup was perfect; disappointed they removed that feature. Hopefully we get a dock similar to the old one for this device. Liked the way it sat in landscape.. loved watching movies on it without having to hold it and fall asleep with it.. drop it, break it...
Tuanies said:
Because micro USB connectors are fragile and wear down a lot faster than an AC plug. My last Nexus 7 had a broken micro USB connector because my 2-year old yanked it out.
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I am mainly concerned with using POGO pins and meant and should have said,
"Honestly you're going to have to plug in the Qi so why not just plug the tablet put it on the POGO dock instead when needed?"
The point being about power use and features. With the Qi you are still plugging in a "dock" to the wall but without the added benefits, ie audio or video out or power efficiency. POGO does. Wireless charging in it's current state is not an upgrade. We can't even call it a convenience factor until most of our handheld devices are using the tech.
I agree that using direct USB connection to a device lends the rare possibility of damage from falling when being plugged in or the plug being yanked out or shoved in. I say rare possibility because in my case I don't have little ones running around. Nor have I had a USB wear out, and I use my devices constantly all day. Looseness of the receptor on the device can be an issue too I agree but I've only had that problem once. That's poor design on the manufacturers part. I know more people that have had broken devices from their kids just using them in general.
LoL My poor buddy's kid was running around with his toy hammer, jumped up on the bed where he was using it and with a swift swing, TWACK! Bye bye screen. Kids break ****. I know I did. POGO would have saved your Nexus.
A pogo connector would have been nice. But if Google is going to make use wait 8 months like every pogo accessory before, then it's pretty freaking worthless.
Another reason to stay with my old Nexus 7, which is not that old in fairness.
machmanx said:
Are these pins available on the 2013 Nexus 7 or did they put something else in place of those pins?
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My first Nexus 7 (bought in September 2012) did have the Pogo pins but after it was stolen I bought a new one in December 2012 which doesn't have the pins.
I'm wondering now if the late 2012 models already have the wireless charging thingy.
Does anyone know?
abw0046 said:
I prefer the clean look by having a dock with an analogue out to my home receiver. Now there is a nasty cord danglin'. I love the idea of wireless charging and I'm a total tech junkie but the efficiency isn't there, losing anywhere 15-20%. Honestly you're going to have to plug in the Qi so why not just plug the tablet in instead when needed?
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Because it's easy to toss the device on the wireless charging pad when I get to my desk, and then grab-n-go when I need to step away.
Qi is better because u keep the nexus in your protection case.
The 2012 has the qi too, right?
Bought a pre-owned N7 today but it's missing the official usb charging cable. Don't suppose there's a cheap solution? The Asus shop only sells the cable and adapter together and it's rather pricey here in Ireland.
I know there are cheap non official cables you can get but I'm not sure whether they will just cause more problems.
Help! Thank you!
Don't you have any micro USB cables lying around? Any of them should work perfectly.
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rap3rman said:
Don't you have any micro USB cables lying around? Any of them should work perfectly.
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Ah OK thank you. I just remember the 2012 being a bit fussy about what cable it would charge with.
Kooyonga said:
Ah OK thank you. I just remember the 2012 being a bit fussy about what cable it would charge with.
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i am going to tell you right now that that suggestion is not good. A while back, i bought 4 OEM LG cables to charge my devices, including my nexus. The cables charge all of my devices other than the Nexus. below this is a link that i posted on amazon to some cables that i have indeed bought and can confirm work with no issues with the nexus 2013 revision.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GDG1KMM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
best of luck
All cables are NOT the same.
From one to the other you can go from .48 amps to 1.1 amps depending. I've seen some output zero on one devise and .44 on another. Get yourself a little monitor to test those cables. Also you might want to get a dumb cable that only charges vs. a smart cable that charges and syncs.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HTAH3KY/ref=oh_details_o08_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
AboveTEK® USB Power Meter Voltage Tester Current Monitor - USB 2.0 3.0 Volt Amp Reader Multimeter LED Screen-Portable Durable mV mA Measurement -
You do not need any special device to test the cables as you suggest. There are two apps I use to test the current flow on my nexus to determine which Micro USB Cables charge it the fastest. The apps are Current Widget and Battery Monitor. Don't need both but both can be used for the purpose of seeing how fast your phone is being charged.
I have many cables I have tried and found that OEM cables do work best for charging, for after market cables I own, the mono price thin Micro USB cables work the best on my nexus 7. I also have amazon basics USB cables but those do not charge well enough. I have a nexus 7 and a moto x currently, so when I can I use the moto x OEM cable with my nexus 7 and any cable with the moto x (the moto x has some kind of optimized charging ability and I have found it charges well enough regardless of cable, but the nexus 7 needs the right cable to charge at a good rate)
Thanks for all the replies....I knew I was asking a valid question. One day my N7 2012 just stopped charging with the supplied ASUS cable. Luckily I had a Samsung travel adapter lying around which it didn't seem to mind! Thanks for the Amazon links but unfortunately I'm not in the States (Ireland).
My Asus cable went bad on me within the first 2 weeks of me buying my tablet (new). I used an old HTC cable with the Asus wall charger for a while, then went with a Qi wireless charger. Much better than factory, now. That's my suggestion to you as well, just go with a Qi charger and be done with wires!
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Just get a few micro-usb cables on eBay...
Have you guys found any cables that work with the OEM charger? I broke my original cable, and it seems that all my other cables have too much plastic shielding around the USB port to go into the slot. I have ordered a Monoprice cable and I was wondering if anyone has used this with the OEM charger
I have not had any problems with charging using my various mixed brands of micro usb cables. I have a dedicated 5 port usb charger capable of outputting a max of 2 amps per port and all seems fine. The only problem I've run into is one of my portable chargers seems to not like the N7.
Every single ASUS charger cable I have owned has failed more than once..
They are made cheaply but they charge a fortune for them..
You can find a cheap, but higher grade cable if you look in Amazon or eBay..
Just check what is the maximum Amps it can take..
I go through cords every day.. The ASUS cables failed the fastest..
Hi friends.
My nexus 7 2013 LTE's screen got cracked. I am getting the nexus 7 2012 led screen online. Shall I but it? Will it be compatible with nexus 2013 LTE?
shikhar623 said:
Hi friends.
My nexus 7 2013 LTE's screen got cracked. I am getting the nexus 7 2012 led screen online. Shall I but it? Will it be compatible with nexus 2013 LTE?
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Not really on topic, but no,. it won't work - different resolutions and all that...
I have a portal charger than has 5.1V and 2A output, and an anker micro USB charger + techmatte USB adaptor (which fits very snugly on micro USB cable, recommend!), but when I flip the charger one way it says charging rapidly, while when I flip it the other, it just says charging. Can someone explain??
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the adapter you're using isn't wired according to the specifications of USB3.1 Type-C. Most likely, the resistance on the detection pins is wrong. Basically TechMatte did a cheap job on their adapter and didn't follow the rules. It mostly works but it isn't perfect. It might be risky to use those for very high powered devices, but it shouldn't matter for the N5X
I hope they remake it and give people new ones, I don't want something that only works halfway
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I ran into this issue myself using the LG OEM charger and this cable:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012TPECCK?ref_=cm_aya_orig_subj
one way it would show "charging" and the other way it would show either "charging slowly" or "charging rapidly"
wtf?
Just had my Kidigi USB C dock break that I was using with my Nexus 5X. I am struggling to find any docks that have USB C and Power Delivery. Has anyone found one? It's not really important to have the PD because I only use this charger for at night when I'm sleeping but it would be nice to have if it's available. Thanks!
I am very happy with my Seifio USB C dock, but they have been out of stock for quite a while. https://www.seidioonline.com/product/seidio-desktop-charging-cradle-type-c/
Can someone clarify power delivery? I'm getting mixed results.
Are you looking for a dock that will charge your phone? What's the purpose of being USB and not charging?
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Cheetohz said:
Can someone clarify power delivery? I'm getting mixed results.
Are you looking for a dock that will charge your phone? What's the purpose of being USB and not charging?
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https://youtu.be/Uuh0tRLANpc
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Cheetohz said:
Can someone clarify power delivery? I'm getting mixed results.
Are you looking for a dock that will charge your phone? What's the purpose of being USB and not charging?
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http://www.belkin.com/us/Resource-Center/Power-Delivery/
In for suggestions...
JimSmith94 said:
I am very happy with my Seifio USB C dock, but they have been out of stock for quite a while. https://www.seidioonline.com/product/seidio-desktop-charging-cradle-type-c/
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FYI, I just received my new phone, Seidio Surface case and holster. I had the same setup on my original Pixel XL and it worked fine. However, for some reason the bottom of the Pixel 2 XL case is thicker, causing the USB C port to be recessed too far to connect to the plug on my Seidio USB C dock.
I will be contacting them for suggestions, as the two Seidio products should be compatible with each other.
USB C charging for the Nexus 6P was 15w. Power Delivery for the Pixel and Pixel 2 are 18w. Some laptops and macbooks can charge at even a higher rate
I cannot believe that USB type C PD has been out for years and there is not ONE usable dock.
I just bought this one, came in yesterday used it couple times now says it's RAPID CHARGING. seems to be charging well mind you it's only been one day.
USB Type-C, Anker Premium 5-Port 60W USB Wall Charger PowerPort+ 5 USB-C with Power Delivery for Apple MacBook, Nexus 5X / 6P and PowerIQ for iPhone, iPad, Samsung & More https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D8C6ULO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_8F6.zbTWRVMQB
kenohki88 said:
I just bought this one, came in yesterday used it couple times now says it's RAPID CHARGING. seems to be charging well mind you it's only been one day.
USB Type-C, Anker Premium 5-Port 60W USB Wall Charger PowerPort+ 5 USB-C with Power Delivery for Apple MacBook, Nexus 5X / 6P and PowerIQ for iPhone, iPad, Samsung & More https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D8C6ULO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_8F6.zbTWRVMQB
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That is not a dock...
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JimSmith94 said:
I am very happy with my Seifio USB C dock, but they have been out of stock for quite a while. https://www.seidioonline.com/product/seidio-desktop-charging-cradle-type-c/
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I've never used a dock, but I can't imagine buying a dock like this where all of the phone weight is propped up on the charging port. Those things aren't welded in like a car trailer... they snap all the dang time. I am currently in the market for a USB-C dock, but am specifically looking for one that has a "rest" for my phone.
I've seen a couple out there, but one is Samsung and the other looks identical, but with a different name.
It seems we just need to create our own and we'll sell millions...
I ended up buying this dock. It's great so far even though it doesn't fast charge. I just have it on my night stand so I don't really care about fast charging there. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071HFM217/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ycgdAb6TYTBSR
Looks like this one is PD and even if it isn't at least it has a USB C connection and not an attached USB A cable.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073WYSPYM/ref=psdc_12557639011_t3_B01N2UJK7F
Ohgami_Ichiro said:
Looks like this one is PD and even if it isn't at least it has a USB C connection and not an attached USB A cable.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073WYSPYM/ref=psdc_12557639011_t3_B01N2UJK7F
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Good find! I just found more USB C CharmTek docks at AliExpress and they're cheaper too, if you don't mind slow shipping: https://charmtek.aliexpress.com/sto...pm=2114.12010608.0.0.69e148caGflmWA&topMenu=y
Ohgami_Ichiro said:
Looks like this one is PD and even if it isn't at least it has a USB C connection and not an attached USB A cable.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073WYSPYM/ref=psdc_12557639011_t3_B01N2UJK7F
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Terrible reviews though :-/. Did you buy one?
robstunner said:
Terrible reviews though :-/. Did you buy one?
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Nope. Just noticed it. Not too many bad reviews really. I don't know if I want to get one or not though.
Ohgami_Ichiro said:
Nope. Just noticed it. Not too many bad reviews really. I don't know if I want to get one or not though.
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Doesn't seem worth it. I've been burned too many times on Amazon with trusting their reviews. Just basically threw away $8 on a screen protector that ended up being complete garbage however had a 4.5 star review.
Ohgami_Ichiro said:
Looks like this one is PD and even if it isn't at least it has a USB C connection and not an attached USB A cable.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073WYSPYM/ref=psdc_12557639011_t3_B01N2UJK7F
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One of the reviews shows the connector broke after a few uses. Why are there no quality docks out there? Everything is so dang cheap. I'd spend $50 if I knew it would be a solid dock that I could use for a long time.
kenohki88 said:
I just bought this one, came in yesterday used it couple times now says it's RAPID CHARGING. seems to be charging well mind you it's only been one day.
USB Type-C, Anker Premium 5-Port 60W USB Wall Charger PowerPort+ 5 USB-C with Power Delivery for Apple MacBook, Nexus 5X / 6P and PowerIQ for iPhone, iPad, Samsung & More https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D8C6ULO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_8F6.zbTWRVMQB
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As theBeachBoy said, that's not a dock, so it's not what people in this thread are looking for. But if anyone is looking to buy a multiport charger that supports PD, I've owned that Anker one for a year. I have it setup near an older iOttie car mount that I use as a dock on my desk, and it works great.
Just received my Pixel 3 XL yesterday and I didn't really think about the ramifications of it being USB-C. I don't have a single USB-C accessory so I have to replace my car charger. In addition to that, the USB-C cable that came with the device isn't long enough to reach from the floor to my bedside table, much less my hands while I'm in bed so I need a replacement for that too. Also have no way of connecting it to my PC at the moment so I need that too.
So I was reading up on the way the Pixel 3 charging works, and it looks like it uses the "Power Delivery" standard and tops out at 18w on chargers only made by google, is that correct?
If that's the case, what do we do in the case of a car charger, since they don't make one?
Can we use any USB-C to USB-C cable with the original wall charger and not have brand related charging issues?
Do I need a USB-3.1 spec USB-C to USB-A cable for full speed file transfers to my PC?
Not interested in wireless charging, just need the cheapest, fastest possible options.
Thanks everyone!
TallgeeseIV said:
Just received my Pixel 3 XL yesterday and I didn't really think about the ramifications of it being USB-C. I don't have a single USB-C accessory so I have to replace my car charger. In addition to that, the USB-C cable that came with the device isn't long enough to reach from the floor to my bedside table, much less my hands while I'm in bed so I need a replacement for that too. Also have no way of connecting it to my PC at the moment so I need that too.
So I was reading up on the way the Pixel 3 charging works, and it looks like it uses the "Power Delivery" standard and tops out at 18w on chargers only made by google, is that correct?
If that's the case, what do we do in the case of a car charger, since they don't make one?
Can we use any USB-C to USB-C cable with the original wall charger and not have brand related charging issues?
Do I need a USB-3.1 spec USB-C to USB-A cable for full speed file transfers to my PC?
Not interested in wireless charging, just need the cheapest, fastest possible options.
Thanks everyone!
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Over in the Accessories forum you will see a thread on car chargers.
Meagoes and Aukey both have car chargers with PD connections. The Meagoes kit includes a USB-C to USB-C cable. I prefer the Aukey car adapter with my own USB-C to USB-C cable because it does not have the bright LED which I found distracting.
swieder711 said:
Over in the Accessories forum you will see a thread on car chargers.
Meagoes and Aukey both have car chargers with PD connections. The Meagoes kit includes a USB-C to USB-C cable. I prefer the Aukey car adapter with my own USB-C to USB-C cable because it does not have the bright LED which I found distracting.
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Ahhh I didn't scroll down far enough... Accessory forums used to be near the top of the list so when I got to the development forums I assumed XDA phased accessory forums out, haha. Oh well.
I appreciate the advice, I'm getting the Meagoes because of the price, and because I installed an aux port inside my dashboard for car chargers because I hate the lights on them too.