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[Q] Franco kernel and forcing fast charging...

Running Winnner00 CM9 + Franco kernel (tried nightly 160 and stable M3)
Using Franco's app I am unable to enable force fast charging. The checkbox in Settings seems to be ignored. Tried both nightly and stable kernels, reboots, etc. It does work from command line, so I think the issue is in the app itself. Am I missing something here?
Any suggestions?

Does CM9 have the option built in? I know AOKP does. I leave them both fc options enabled (rom & kernel) because I charge my phone in the car waaay more often then I plug it up to the comp. If CM9 has an option for it enable it there.

hichhiker said:
Running Winnner00 CM9 + Franco kernel (tried nightly 160 and stable M3)
Using Franco's app I am unable to enable force fast charging. The checkbox in Settings seems to be ignored. Tried both nightly and stable kernels, reboots, etc. It does work from command line, so I think the issue is in the app itself. Am I missing something here?
Any suggestions?
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did you unplug before turning it on? you cant be plugged in while enabling fast charge.

Also, try updating your superuser (even if it says it is up to date). Just a thought as I've read this can cause issues.

Afaik, CM doesnt support fastcharge.
Sent from my i9250

simms22 said:
did you unplug before turning it on? you cant be plugged in while enabling fast charge.
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Yeah, basically it is a combination of a few things - one is that even though it says it is enabled at boot time, it is not. You have to turn it off and back on. The second is what you mentioned, you have to unplug it and plug it back in if you turned it on while plugged in.
I ended up using a plug-in for Tasker to manage it, though it is wierdly hard to GET the current state (how hard is it to read a file, apparently hard) from Tasker, though setting state works.

hichhiker said:
Yeah, basically it is a combination of a few things - one is that even though it says it is enabled at boot time, it is not. You have to turn it off and back on. The second is what you mentioned, you have to unplug it and plug it back in if you turned it on while plugged in.
I ended up using a plug-in for Tasker to manage it, though it is wierdly hard to GET the current state (how hard is it to read a file, apparently hard) from Tasker, though setting state works.
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I'm having the same problem.. I've tried all things u suggested, still no luck.. I read somewhere that when we use fast charge, u cant connect ur phone through MTP, is this the case ?? Coz mine gets connected immediately even though app says fast charge is enabled
Can u give some more details about the tasker plugin ??
I'm well acquainted with tasker as i use it for couple of things..
Any help is much appreciated

u4atharva said:
I'm having the same problem.. I've tried all things u suggested, still no luck.. I read somewhere that when we use fast charge, u cant connect ur phone through MTP, is this the case ?? Coz mine gets connected immediately even though app says fast charge is enabled
Can u give some more details about the tasker plugin ??
I'm well acquainted with tasker as i use it for couple of things..
Any help is much appreciated
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This thread is a year old and the guy you quoted only has 3 posts. I dont think you are going to get much out of him. lol
And sorry, I dont use tasker so I cant help you.

jsgraphicart said:
This thread is a year old and the guy you quoted only has 3 posts. I dont think you are going to get much out of him. lol
And sorry, I dont use tasker so I cant help you.
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lol i figured that..was just taking a shot in the dark :laugh:

Yeah, that guy's a ghost, you'll never get a response from him.
You can check out Secure Settings plugin (sorry, can't post links yet, but search it) - it is great for a LOT of things including this (its under Custom ROM options)
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lol i figured that..was just taking a shot in the dark :laugh:
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hichhiker said:
Yeah, that guy's a ghost, you'll never get a response from him.
You can check out Secure Settings plugin (sorry, can't post links yet, but search it) - it is great for a LOT of things including this (its under Custom ROM options)
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"THANK YOU" (For ur thanks meter)
But, on a serious note, i got the solution for the problem already..
For others out there seeking the solution to the problem, the trick is to unplug and then again plugin the USB cable after you enable the fast charge..
And then in battery stats it should show charging(AC) instead of charging(USB)

u4atharva said:
For others out there seeking the solution to the problem, the trick is to unplug and then again plugin the USB cable after you enable the fast charge..
And then in battery stats it should show charging(AC) instead of charging(USB)
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Sorry, I missed that this was the issue you were trying to solve. Yeah, when you switch the charging mode, it only takes effect after you next plug in. It will not change your current connection - which can be especially tricky if you reboot while plugged in.
I wanted it to be on by default since I hardly ever use USB for data. I would love to have the ability to have it come up enabled and to disable it, but that does not seem to be how it works - which, I guess, makes sense as you would loose any ability to debug in case of emergency, as in fast charge mode all data communication over USB is off.
-HH

hichhiker said:
Sorry, I missed that this was the issue you were trying to solve. Yeah, when you switch the charging mode, it only takes effect after you next plug in. It will not change your current connection - which can be especially tricky if you reboot while plugged in.
I wanted it to be on by default since I hardly ever use USB for data. I would love to have the ability to have it come up enabled and to disable it, but that does not seem to be how it works - which, I guess, makes sense as you would loose any ability to debug in case of emergency, as in fast charge mode all data communication over USB is off.
-HH
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If you keep the fast charge option enabled, it would always be on by default, (the way YOU need it), and when ever u want to use the USB, turn it off..
There are plenty of apps on google play which support simple toggle between fast charge on/off.. many of them have widgets too.. which makes it more than easy, just a tap away..

u4atharva said:
If you keep the fast charge option enabled, it would always be on by default, (the way YOU need it), and when ever u want to use the USB, turn it off..
There are plenty of apps on google play which support simple toggle between fast charge on/off.. many of them have widgets too.. which makes it more than easy, just a tap away..
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Not entirely true - first of all for this to stay on you have to have Franco's app (or another app that turns it on at boot time) to auto-turn it on on boot - it does NOT keep state across reboots. At the time of the original posting in this thread, the Franco's app did NOT work for this, so you had to manually go into it and turn it off and back on again before it worked - so I automated this via Tasker. Just tested, seems like it is working now (although it takes a while after boot before the setting is applied, Tasker/Secure Settings route is MUCH faster). Secondly, if you boot up with the USB cable in, it will ALWAYS boot into USB mode because of what I said before. (Unplugging it and plugging back in once it is fully booted and fast charge is on, will turn then register it as AC).
But yes, there are a number of other routes and apps to do this.
-HH

hichhiker said:
Not entirely true - first of all for this to stay on you have to have Franco's app (or another app that turns it on at boot time) to auto-turn it on on boot - it does NOT keep state across reboots. At the time of the original posting in this thread, the Franco's app did NOT work for this, so you had to manually go into it and turn it off and back on again before it worked - so I automated this via Tasker. Just tested, seems like it is working now (although it takes a while after boot before the setting is applied, Tasker/Secure Settings route is MUCH faster). Secondly, if you boot up with the USB cable in, it will ALWAYS boot into USB mode because of what I said before. (Unplugging it and plugging back in once it is fully booted and fast charge is on, will turn then register it as AC).
But yes, there are a number of other routes and apps to do this.
-HH
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I said that because mine stays on across reboots..
If your option turns off, Tasker is no doubt the next option..
And regarding booting with USB cable plugged in, i already mentioned in a previous post that you will have to unplug and plug in the USB cable again to enter into fast charge mode with stats as Charging(AC)

Anyone having problems connecting N5X to Macbook via USB

Bought the 'official' usb to usb3 lead from the Play store. When I tried connecting to my Macbook Pro the Android File Transfer can't find the Nexus. I thought it might be the USB Debugging needs enabling so I did that. Nope. Maybe the Android File Transfer needed updating so updated it. No joy. I'm a bit lost now, can anyone shed any light on my problem?

Mine would say something about the screen being locked even though it wasn't.. When you plug it in, pull down the notification drawer and tap the Choose More USB Options, or whatever it says. Make sure File Transfer is selected and try again.. took mine a few times of switching between FTP and Charging but it works with my Mac now

tpayne2345 said:
Mine would say something about the screen being locked even though it wasn't.. When you plug it in, pull down the notification drawer and tap the Choose More USB Options, or whatever it says. Make sure File Transfer is selected and try again.. took mine a few times of switching between FTP and Charging but it works with my Mac now
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Ok, thanks, I'll try switching between MTP and charging a few times like that.

I have no trouble. Have a 2012 MBP using El Capitan.
Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

tpayne2345 said:
Mine would say something about the screen being locked even though it wasn't.. When you plug it in, pull down the notification drawer and tap the Choose More USB Options, or whatever it says. Make sure File Transfer is selected and try again.. took mine a few times of switching between FTP and Charging but it works with my Mac now
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More thanks. I had to switch it between charging and MTP 5 times to get it but it worked in the end.

Is there any way to making the MTP setting sticky for trusted devices? When you connect with usb debugging, it asks you to verify and save the device. If something like that was possible with this setting, you could have the security of not auto enabling when charging from random devices but the convenience when connected to your own remembered computer.

This solved my problem!
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Mine would say something about the screen being locked even though it wasn't.. When you plug it in, pull down the notification drawer and tap the Choose More USB Options, or whatever it says. Make sure File Transfer is selected and try again.. took mine a few times of switching between FTP and Charging but it works with my Mac now
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This was also my problem. Thank you tpayne! This solved my problem!

USB Tethering problem.

Hello. I installed crDroid ROM latest with Android 9.0. I am not able to turn on USB Tethering. It doesnt turn on when I tap on it . I can not even select it from the USB configuration menu. I already tried setting default as USB Tethering in Developer Options but its still not working. Anyone know how to fix the problem? Others say they dont have this problem only me. does anyone know any alternate ways to start USB Tethering using APP or CMD or anything? Or is there any Fix file which I can flash to fix this issue?? please help me, I dont have WIFI in my PC and have to use Tethering for Internet.

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No matter what I do in Developer options,
Redmi 8 is always connecting in File Transfer mode.
The phone itself very inconvenient, everything is very glitchy - can't disable battery alert messages, everything distracting from work. When you launch 2 applications in screen split mode - youtube video plays music and screen goes dark (black video instead of playing video).
There are Redmi 5 next to me - it works perfectly and never has such problems. But on redmi 8 - is very stupid MIUI - no matter how hard I try to setup Default USB action in USB developer mode - which is already too far to go for a setting - USB TETHERING IS NOT TURNING ON WHEN I PLUG THE CABLE! I always have to go to menu to enable USB tethering. But at least it works.
So much errors in MIUI you should fire all the developers who did this operating system.

Question Android auto issues

Hi everyone, having weird issues with op9pro and new Mazda CX5 infotainment. I could get it connected a couple of times but it starts to disconnect everytime I use it.
I tried opo6 with a custom rom based on Android 10 and it works perfectly.
In my previous Mazda 6 the op9pro use to work without any issue.... I read around there are issues with AA and android 11 in general, with different cars, I tried various workarounds but it seems impossible to have a stable connection here... Am I the only one around? Some suggestions would be appreciated

I'm also having problems with AA on my car. Here is my work-around:
Standard power charging going on and off. Can't use Android Auto [work-around]
Work-around : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/standard-power-charging-going-on-and-off-cant-use-android-auto-work-around.4258043/post-84822769 I'm having a problem when I plug my phone into my car usb-a for charging and Android Auto (AA)...
forum.xda-developers.com
You can read the full thread, I've tried a lot of things.

clavelm80 said:
I'm also having problems with AA on my car. Here is my work-around:
Standard power charging going on and off. Can't use Android Auto [work-around]
Work-around : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/standard-power-charging-going-on-and-off-cant-use-android-auto-work-around.4258043/post-84822769 I'm having a problem when I plug my phone into my car usb-a for charging and Android Auto (AA)...
forum.xda-developers.com
You can read the full thread, I've tried a lot of things.
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thx, already ordered a new cable, I will give it a try and trace it here!

wollax said:
thx, already ordered a new cable, I will give it a try and trace it here!
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Changing cables did not solve the AA problem for me. Except the oneplus 3t cable, I've only tried with anker ones. Maybe I should have tried other brands.
Interesting thing, the Anker USB-C to USB-A USB2 cable has solved the problem with my older power-bank.

hi to all, changed cable, tried PTP workaround, it could work once or twice but later as you connect the phone to the car it won't work for sure .... a real pain .... the only way for me is to use the old OP6 with android 10 custom ROM with the car, and the OP9P (main device and number!) not connected at all with the car, using a BT headset to answer while driving ..... what a shame!

wollax said:
hi to all, changed cable, tried PTP workaround, it could work once or twice but later as you connect the phone to the car it won't work for sure .... a real pain .... the only way for me is to use the old OP6 with android 10 custom ROM with the car, and the OP9P (main device and number!) not connected at all with the car, using a BT headset to answer while driving ..... what a shame!
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Have you tried setting don't optimize for aa, then when you plus your phone into your car hold on the notification. Change it to important then turn sound and vibration off for that notification

I had similar issues with my OP9. I then made sure USB debugging was on in developer settings and that fixed the issue.

toolhas4degrees said:
Have you tried setting don't optimize for aa, then when you plus your phone into your car hold on the notification. Change it to important then turn sound and vibration off for that notification
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thanks for suggestion but no way, I can connect once the OP9P playing with usb in developer section settings, but it works once, and I have to delete the car from the phone and the phone from the car settings ! When I reconnect to the car the OP9P starts to opening AA and closes it quickly, it never connects as my old OP6 with android 10 and custom ROM does ....
Now I am waiting for amazon to deliver other usb cables from Ugreen, but I don't think they will solve my issue .... hope very soon a custom ROM will arrive for this OP9P so that I will probably solve this SW issue, not sure it is only on Goolge side the reason for this issue, I suppose it could be something on Oneplus Oxygen ....

XNine said:
I had similar issues with my OP9. I then made sure USB debugging was on in developer settings and that fixed the issue.
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sure I have developer activated but it's not enough!

wollax said:
sure I have developer activated but it's not enough!
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You need developer settings on.
You need to turn on USB Debugging.
If this still fails, try switching the DEFAULT USB CONFIGURATION to FILE TRANSFER from NO DATA TRANSFER.
You may need to reboot after this, you may not.
Default USB Configuration is found under the Networking section in Developer Options, between Tethering hardware acceleration and Show Bluetooth devices without names.

XNine said:
You need developer settings on.
You need to turn on USB Debugging.
If this still fails, try switching the DEFAULT USB CONFIGURATION to FILE TRANSFER from NO DATA TRANSFER.
You may need to reboot after this, you may not.
Default USB Configuration is found under the Networking section in Developer Options, between Tethering hardware acceleration and Show Bluetooth devices without names.
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all settings are ok in the OP9P, but it works as usual only once and after I stop the car in never reconnects again! if I reboot OP9P sometimes it works again .... for me it's not the "right" way to use it.
the OP6 works perfectly you can connect and disconnect how many times you want it never fails!
let's wait for next oxygen updates and maybe also google patches for their SW .... thanks again for sharing your experience!

Here is an update, after some time trying various combinations, I realized this device works perfectly the first time you connect to the car, if you turn off the car for example to get some fuel for a few minutes or less, or if you disconnect the phone and reconnect it without waiting, op9p won't connect anymore, but if you wait like a quarter then it will work perfectly.... the old op6 is not doing like that!!!!
Anyway now I know how to make it work and I can handle it someway!

Question Xiaomi Poco F3 - Android Auto

Hello guys!
I have a Poco F3 with the newest android and EMUI. I wanted to connect it with my car and it didnt work. After i plugged in my usb cable nothing happened. Already done more settings options to work but it still do not work.
The car is 2017. skoda octavia with active smartlink.
I hope so much if some of you can help me.

Rubaj said:
Hello guys!
I have a Poco F3 with the newest android and EMUI. I wanted to connect it with my car and it didnt work. After i plugged in my usb cable nothing happened. Already done more settings options to work but it still do not work.
The car is 2017. skoda octavia with active smartlink.
I hope so much if some of you can help me.
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Have you tried going to settings; security; permissions; auto start and from there make sure android auto is set to auto start (and any other related apps you may find)
EDIT: also might want to make sure battery saver is disabled for android auto, but shouldn't make a difference

Rubaj said:
Hello guys!
I have a Poco F3 with the newest android and EMUI. I wanted to connect it with my car and it didnt work. After i plugged in my usb cable nothing happened. Already done more settings options to work but it still do not work.
The car is 2017. skoda octavia with active smartlink.
I hope so much if some of you can help me.
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It's not about the car or software but instead it seems like it's the USB technology ruining it for MIUI devices. Try another cable that's preferably older that uses USB 2.0. If you can't find any, invest in a USB 2.0 hub and your problem should be solved. Haven't found any other solution yet. Good luck!

You can also go into developer options usb default configuration and play with that try file transfer

Just to let you know that my seat (uses the same discover_media head unit as the skoda) works perfectly fine with the cable that came with the Poco F3. Just plug and play, nothing more
I'm using the stock ROM, locked bootloader.