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Gemini PDA - Hardware / Fast charging support

« on: June 05, 2018, 07:15:57 pm »

Just tried this with both the Gemini hub and a UGreen USB-C hub and get the same result. If you plug the Gemini in to the hub whilst it is on then it won't charge but if you plug the Gemini in whilst it is powered off then it will charge and continue to charge when you turn it back on.
I don't have a USB-C power meter to check how quickly it is charging but this definitely suggests that the USB-C pass through can work, given the hardware seems capable of charging through USB-C when the Gemini is off it must be a software issue preventing it doing so whilst on. Interestingly when I open the lid with the Gemini switched off but plugged in I get a battery charging icon with the current battery percentage, I hadn't noticed this before but normally I just plug it in and wait for the charge LED to come on.

I tried the same process with a Kamera brand 5  port Qualcomm QC3 charger and a Hootoo usb-c hub and the Gemini would charge. When I first got it I tried the same thing but while it was powered on and it would not chargel