This is insanely common.

I have about 6 devices with this problem, and I consider it unforgivable.

Not only did you not include USBC charging, you went out of your way to trick me and lie and pretend you did. I would have preferred just using micro usb at that point.

Powkiddy committed fraud and said the RGB30 can charge from USB-C, but they lied, it can only charge from USB A to C cables. Using it is a massive pain because I have to get adapters I shouldn't need. I'll never buy anything from them ever again.

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globular-toast 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

I feel like the USB committee might be somewhat to blame. When most people think USB-C they're just thinking the cable. Why can't it just do regular slow charging with C to C cable?

	▲	snops 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It can, it just needs the two resistors, which is the cheapest possible thing the standards committee could have asked manufacturers to do. USB-C gets complicated at the high end, but for basic functionality I think the standards committee did a very good job at making the cheapest way to do it the correct way, e.g. a USB-C to 3.5mm audio adaptor can be entirely passive, it just needs the right resistor in it.
	▲	alright2565 5 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		The PCB designer could simply type "Type-C电路图" into Baidu and follow the instructions in the top result. But they couldn't be bothered.
	▲	Zak 4 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Maybe, but there's no good excuse for this making it past the prototyping phase. If nobody plugged it into a USB-C power supply and noticed it doesn't work, that's negligent. By 2019 or so, when USB-C was five years old, somebody on any product design team should have been aware this is a common problem and checked for it when selecting components.
	▲	Iulioh 5 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It's not the usb c committee problem, the devices you are buying are out of spec This is because the cable is 2 sided so it can't assume polarity So it's a tradeoff for not having to guess how to insert the cable

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wkjagt 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And if you completely discharge the powkiddy you can't charge it anymore, unless you open it up and physically disconnect the battery, plug the charger in, and then the battery back in.

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jlarocco 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> I have about 6 devices with this problem, and I consider it unforgivable.

If you still have them, you've forgiven it.

Return them and complain about it, or the manufacturers have no way to tell it bothers you.

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m-p-3 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The RGB10 Max 3 Pro has the same issue, kinda annoyed with that since my new battery pack is USB-C only..