Keyboard Case + Convergence Dock
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From my experience when the PinePhone keyboard case is turned on, it will provide power to the phone but the phone's USB-C port will be disabled until the keyboard is powered off (I don't know if that's what happens to everyone else but it happens to mine LOL).

My question is:
If I plug the USB-C dock into the PinePhone's USB-C port and I provide power to the USB-C dock with its USB-C port, do I have to worry about accidentally turning on the keyboard and blowing up the phone?

I know using both the PinePhone's USB-C port and the keyboard case to provide power is a huge no-no. I said that the PinePhone's USB-C port is disabled when the keyboard is powered on but maybe it's only data that's disabled and not power, so if I I'm powering the USB-C dock, and I turn the keyboard on by mistake it might not be good. Obviously I've never tested it.

https://xnux.eu/pinephone-keyboard/faq.html
Quote:Can I plug something to the phone's Type-C port?
No! When the keyboard is connected to the phone, it powers the phone by internally supplying 5V to the VBUS of the phone's Type-C port. So if you connect another USB power supply to the phone's Type-C port, it's like connecting two chargers to the phone by cutting and splicing their cables. (Likely not a good thing, or something you'd consider doing if it was presented to you that way.) If you connect some USB peripheral there that only consumes power from the port (like mouse, unpowered dock, etc.), it may work (in theory), but only if you make *absolutely sure* the phone will not enable its power output to the USB device! No distros ensure that at the moment. When you plug USB periperal it's the same as plugging in two chargers into the same port, without additional software support that doesn't exist, yet.

I am very confused how I'm supposed to use the keyboard case in unison with the USB-C dock in general.
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Keyboard Case + Convergence Dock - by Merc - 03-25-2022, 03:21 AM
RE: Keyboard Case + Convergence Dock - by Twig - 03-25-2022, 11:25 AM
RE: Keyboard Case + Convergence Dock - by Merc - 03-25-2022, 01:11 PM
RE: Keyboard Case + Convergence Dock - by Merc - 03-26-2022, 07:40 PM

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