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Huawei P20 Pro charging in USB host mode

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I'm seeing several related questions here. However, most of them are ancient (as in 2012) and refer to micro USB and maybe the USB-C standards are different with regard to host mode charging. I'm using my P20 Pro as a tactical flight computer with two connected devices. The first one is a single row mini usb keyboard and the second a flight vario which sends position and elevation data to the software. P20Pro | mini USB-Hub / \ KBD Vario What I'm missing in this setup is how to power the phone. I would need something like this: P20Pro |\ | \Portable Power Bank | mini USB-Hub / \ KBD Vario This is just some background info. The question could also be *How to charge the P20 Pro while a usb keyboard and mouse is connected?* Basically (at least according to Huawei's online chat support) the device supports charging in host mode since their MateDock 2 adapter also charges the phone. However, the MateDock 2 would be an overkill since I don't need a HDMI/VGA port. In addition I'm not sure what the MateDock is exactly and if it also redirects *non standard* USB devices. Another solution would be wireless charging but the P20 doesn't support this technology. So what is the the 2018 answer to charging in USB OTG host mode ?
Asked by gollum (103 rep)
Jun 26, 2018, 03:20 PM
Last activity: Nov 20, 2018, 12:39 PM