Can't change from Mass Storage to Charge Only....

[prosepromo]

Prior to ICS, I use to keep my DROID RAZR (and previous droid phones), plugged into my computer charging while I worked on the computer. This way I could watch movies on my phone, while working on the computer.  I received ICS a couple days ago and noticed the "Charge Only" option was no longer available.  Today I went to watch a movie and got an error; "Memory card is in USB mass storage mode. Please exit this mode to access memory card." Additionally, I know I'm probably paranoid, but I don't like my phone in storage mode except when I'm actually adding/removing files, because I feel like it makes my phone and or computer more vulnerable to unwanted hacks.

As we all know, if I'm in 4G my battery won't last long, and that's w/o even running anything other then my emails, so keeping my phone charging is a must.

Does any one know when this HUGE (in my opinion) oversight will be fixed.

Some people might say just plug it in the wall outlet, however, sometimes I'm working from my car, and using my car adapter to charge my computer, so my phone has to go to my computer to charge. Other times, I have limited wall outlets.

Having the Charge Only option is a necessity!

[bearone21]

thank you

[mortb]

Regardless of whether you can or cannot click on "Charge Only", when you do connect your phone and your PC, it still charges. So, what's the beef? You may not be able to tell it to charge only, but it still does it. I guess they removed that option since most people use it to move files around. I know that is my reason for the connection.

[bearone21]

interesting because my dx charges the same way when mass storage is selected, even though i still have charge only mode available.

[smashogre]

You guys(?) are really getting carried away with this discussion. Volts/Amps/Watts are all the same, nothing else matters period. If a wall wart has more potential then a particular USB port then it will charge faster and vice versa.

The POINT to this thread was that since you CANNOT go 'Charge Only' you CANNOT use certain things that access the ext_sdcard, and that's A LOT of things, the card will dismount and is then unavailable to the Android OS.

Now, can we ALL go have our drink of choice and just get along?

[Chimerically]

YES. That is the point either method of charging is fine. Its the storage

issue.

On to that drink...

[B33]

Well when i first started coming on the site it was Mentioned more than once and i guess i got in my head that using the Charger that came with the Device was the Safest Way to charge it plus there were Folks that were having issues that were charging by U.S.B. by there Computers. So i may go ahead and mentioned what i did here in my Post in Future Post's.

But it's your device charge it the way you Wish.. Good Day   

[Chimerically]

Agreed it still charges, and that is great. The problem is it mounts storage (without the charge only option), so some features do not work on the phone that require SD storage.

[WaltPlus]

Me too. 

I rarely have any use in having my phone's memory mapped onto my PC as disks.   That's because I typically use USB for its ADB debugging mode, and that's it.

I would add my voice to the others, that Verizon/Motorola restore back, the "charge only" USB mode into their version of ICS.

[Marcellus]

I'm a little irritated with the lack of a Charge Only mode as well.  I frequently listen to my music through my car's blutooth system.  All of my music is of course, stored on the SD card.  I used to be able to just plug my phone in to the car's USB slot to charge it, but now it's forced to unmount the SD card making it unaccessible through the phone itself.

[bearone21]

are you aware that without "charge only" the phone still charges when connected to the usb.

[Marcellus]

Yes, I am well aware of that.  The problem is that when I had the "Charge Only"mode, I could charge it AND listen to my music at the same time.  Now, I can only do one or the other, but not both.

[bearone21]

running music + charge only, would the battery ever fully charge or would you just leave it on the charger for several hours a day?

fwiw:

i charge my phone "off". i can pickup any voice-mails, text or emails when i power it on.

verizon recommends shutting the phones off every once in a while, like rebooting a pc.

[B33]

That is a Good Thing for Sure.!

[Marcellus]

I shut off my phone at night and charge it, but I'm not sure what that has to do with the point.  I commute to work.  On my commute, I like to listen to music and audiobooks.  This uses up the battery.  Plugging it in to the charger reduces the battery usage so that when I get to work, I generally still have a fully charged battery.  This allows me to listen to my music and audiobooks at work as well.  Then when I head home, I plug it in to the charger again and listen to music through the blutooth again.

Now, it's either charge it, or listen to my music.  I can go spend money on a cigarette lighter charger,  but it irritates me because I'm forced to go blow money on something that I shouldn't have to.

[B33]

I use my Maxx for Various Listening things at the Moment i'm using it for Listening to Scanner a app that i have i rarely put it on a Charger when doing this as for Music Listening i listen to Slacker an Winamp i have streamed them two on different Times up to 20Hrs.  b33

[dgizzim]

To all of you supporters of the new "mass storage only" USB connections, get with the program. Computers were designed with power to the USB port. Any device with a USB charge port should be allowed to charge in this fashion without restrictions, otherwise, the phone (OS or hardware) was built/designed cheaply and with limited research. Hey, I'm in the office and I just don't feel like adding another outlet so I can recharge my device with a charger. What era were you born in, c'mon. It's all about convenience...anyone else with me on this?

[Marcellus]

dgizzim wrote:

To all of you supporters of the new "mass storage only" USB connections, get with the program. Computers were designed with power to the USB port. Any device with a USB charge port should be allowed to charge in this fashion without restrictions, otherwise, the phone (OS or hardware) was built/designed cheaply and with limited research. Hey, I'm in the office and I just don't feel like adding another outlet so I can recharge my device with a charger. What era were you born in, c'mon. It's all about convenience...anyone else with me on this?

Okay, I have to assume you didn't bother to read through the post since your reply is irrelevent.  The issue isn't being able to charge from a usb port.  The issue is being able to access your internal or SD storage while your phone is connected to the usb on a computer (or in my case, the usb port in my car).  I think most of us already know that the phone will still charge.  Some of us want to still be able to use all the features of our phones while charging from a usb on a pc.  This was easily accomplished before by putting the phone in "Charge Only" mode.  It allowed us to charge our phones on a computer usb port without having to give up functionality.  So, in answer to your comment "It's all about convenience...anyone else with me on this?", Yes, I AM with you.  The problem is that the convenience was taken away!!!

[dgizzim]

Correct!!!

[B33]

My Feeling It's Best to Charge with the Charger that Came with it that's what it was intended for.. The Charger Puts out the Right Amount of DC Current and it Regulates it while doing it)  Doing it Via a Computer does NOT.!  that's why it steams me that the Manufactures still use this style charging.. they need to go back to Chargers like Motorola's Travel Charger with cord built in for charging only)  And use the Use the USB for data transfer's only..  b33

[dgizzim]

If you bank with Wells Fargo, they like you to use their ATM and charge fees if you withdraw money from another source. But from time to time, we withdraw form the other source and pay a fee...it's called convenience. It's convenient to plug my phone into my laptop at the office instead of using up the valuable but rare "spare outlet" for the charger. -- GOOD NEWS FOR ALL--> there are "charge only" cords available. I just ordered one from PureGear. Do a search and you'll fine one. By shorting together the two data pins, it signals the phone to treat any USB port as just a charger, and draw 1 amp (1000 mA) of power rather than go to USB data connection mode trickle charge at 500mA.

[B33]

I wish ya all the fun in thy Cord you use   Na on the Wells tha Fargo i prefer my home town C.U. and i'm Covered with my O.E.M's got at least 8 of them.. Lol Lol b