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  • USB Charging Passthrough no longer works on USB-Connected controller

I use the Gamesir X2 Pro USB-C controller infrequently whenever I travel to play PS2 games. Comboed with my Pixel 6. I haven't travelled for quite some time. But the last time I did, I used to be able to use the USB-C pass through to charge my phone while using the controller simultaneously. Now I can only do one or the other. If I try to charge and use the controller at the same time, the controller gives no data input and the phone just charges slowly. Wondering if a new patch, update etc... Borked it so they can't work together or if there's a setting I need to change. I'm going to attempt to use it on a standard pre-Graphene Pixel 6 as well to see if its a Graphene issue

I know its not the controller having a firmware update etc... Since it hasn't received one since I got it.

This is obviously a really minor issue since I can still game. I just can't charge and game at the same time so I need to take breaks when the battery gets low

2 months later

Bump.

I just purchased a GameSir X3 and was disappointed to find out that passthrough charging prevents the controller from connecting.
It appears to be an issue with stock Pixels too, not just GOS - this Reddit post has many replies stating that this worked before around March.

Would be great to have GOS fix this, since Google doesn't seem to care.

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    If they were to fix it, it would be a low priority.

    Qenuwa admittedly I recently flashed GOS on two Pixel 6a's and tested my Gamesir X2 Pro on both. Pass through worked on both and then stopped working once GOS was installed. Its a shame because it used to work and was a big selling point of GOS for my normies friends converting from iPhone to GOS

        4 days later

        Tealdragon204 Were these two Pixels new? Maybe it's possible they shipped out with an outdated version of the OS, prior to the bug - did you update it before flashing GOS?
        If not, then installing GOS would install its latest release, this bug included.

        I'll be ordering another Pixel soon so I'll have the opportunity to test my controller on stock - if it is an upstream issue, where on earth does one submit bug reports to Google? I haven't been able to find any kind of bug tracker.

            Qenuwa you have to update the 6a's fully before you install GrapheneOS (due to a bug locking down the bootloader) so I am certain

            As for Google. Not a clue. Considering complaining to GameSir. I feel like they'd have better luck

                2 months later

                Hey Tealdragon204 !
                Writing a reply to let you and others know that after updating my phone to Android 14, passthrough charging works with my GameSir X3 :)
                This is likely a fix on google's side, though I don't have a stock Pixel laying around that I could test this with.

                    Qenuwa Seems you are correct. I just tested as well and it's working on my GameSir X2 pro. So thank GOD. Great fix. Finally Google

                      Qenuwa Writing a reply to let you and others know that after updating my phone to Android 14, passthrough charging works with my GameSir X3 :)

                      Thanks for checking and reporting! It's great to spread good news when possible.