How's the USB connection?

Post #379,031 by static 8/9/13 8:30:48 PM Reply	How's the USB connection? I stumbled across a mention that USB mass-storage mode was removed from 4.3. I'd really miss that if that were so. Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
Post #379,087 by Another Scott 8/10/13 7:13:58 PM Reply	It seems fine. Sorry for the delay. I just turned the N4 on, let it wake up and finish downloading some app updates. Then I plugged it in to this Win7 laptop and looked in Winders Explorer. The Nexus 4 shows up as a drive: Nexus 4 - Internal Storage -- .mmsyscache -- Alarms -- Android -- chimani -- DCIM -- Download etc. etc. I copied a bunch of photos from it (-Internal Storage -- DCIM -- Camera) to the laptop via the Winders GUI just fine. In short, it seems the USB access to the internal storage (still) works fine. Android Version 4.3 Build number - JWR66V HTH. Cheers, Scott.
Post #379,090 by static 8/10/13 8:28:55 PM Reply	Thanks. And no worries about the delay. I'm very used to overnight replies! :-D Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
Post #379,115 by mmoffitt 8/11/13 11:22:26 AM Reply	One thing to check. A guy at work has one (as I do) and we both noticed that when we plug in our phones to our workstations for charging via a usb cable, the phone will not charge if it is turned on. If you turn it off, it charges just fine.
Post #379,117 by folkert 8/11/13 11:43:34 AM Reply	That is a function... that the operating system mode works. If you don't let the OS access the phone as mass storage or pptp (or whatever the mode is called)... then it will charge. Happens in OSX and Linux (Debian in this case), Only in OSX if you have the "android transfer agent" -- greg@gregfolkert.net PGP key 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C
Post #379,125 by mmoffitt 8/11/13 7:13:36 PM Reply	Charging while on via wall socket still works. I'm not debating whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. I just pointed it out in case Scott (or anyone else) is like me in this regard: I'm in the habit of leaving my phone on and plugging it into the USB cable off my work computer. Until the update, that charged my phone. Now, it doesn't. If you're in the same habit and don't know that the update caused the phone not to charge when connected in this manner, you might end your workday with a dead phone. Of course, if you need to leave it on and charge at the same time, you can always plug it into an outlet.
Post #379,127 by Another Scott 8/11/13 9:44:00 PM Reply	Thanks for the info. I'll check it when I can...

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