Android and USB C (vs MicroUSB OTG) FTW

Hi folks,

I noticed that my MicroUSB OTG stuff didn't work with an adapter to USB C, and I sort of slowly wondered if there is no OTG with USB C, just USB C. I have a LG V30 FWIW.

Anyway, I plugged a Lenovo USB Ethernet adapter into my phone using a C-A adapter, and it just worked.

So I went out and bought an Apple USB C Multiport Adapter to see if I could get power in/charging and USB device hosting at the same time.

Well hell, it works perfectly. I sat it playing through my GO2A with headphones attached at highish listening volumes and charging for a couple of hours with battery staying at 100% the whole time. Then I hooked it up to my monitor as well with a Logitech Nano receiver attached driving a mouse and keyboard, and that also just worked! But to be fair at that point Ampere was showing like a net of 10-20 mA so it's getting to the limit of how much power the phone can draw it seems.

Anyway, I'm pretty damn impressed that Charging, USB Host and HDMI out just worked. It's got to the point now where I can leave the laptop behind for a day business trip. Pretty damn impressive.