I have the Lindy Part No. 42711 USB-C to audio & mic adapter which has been working well for a year or so… But recently one of the update seems to have killed it.
The minor problem is that if it looses connection, ie usb cable gets knocked and it disconnects for a millisecond the audio stops. Which is annoying and I think a new USB socket might fic that.
The more annoying problem is that now, every time I unplug the device it is not recognised the next time I plug it in. Not until I restart the phone.
Which, along with the minor problem means I am restarting my phone dozens of times a day just to get the headphones working!
I’m not sure if it’s an active or passive adapter
So basically I want to know if there is a way to reset the USB port without having to restart the phone. I have developer mode enabled and tried every combination of USB audio settings without any success and have a terminal app installed, should there be a terminal command to reset the USB/audio without having to reboot the phone.
I have cleaned out the USB socket multiple times to see if that was the issue, it helps a bit with the disconnection problem but has absolutely no effect on the device not being recognised after unplugging until I reboot the phone,
Did you try disabling / re-enabling USB Audio routing in Developer options?
It’s in the Media section, the setting name is phrased in the negative and is called “Disable USB Audio routing”.
Yes, I tried toggling just about every USB option in the standard and developer menus. Nothing ever seemed to work except restarting the phone. Might try that again next time it happens just to check.
I can’t reproduce this running QREL.15.17.2. I don’t have the same converter as you, but I wouldn’t expect that to be important though you might check with a different converter if you can borrow one.
If you’re in the habit of plugging / unplugging many times a day in any case, then you can expect to cause wear of the USB port (and probably also the DAC connector, let’s not forget that), and it might be worth replacing the port, especially as
But on the whole, given your apparent use case, I think it might be advisable to get a Bluetooth device for use during the day, and use your wired headphones for uninterrupted listening sessions.
So I decided to have another go at cleaning the port before splashing out money on a new socket. I tried dipping the headphone end in Isopropanol Alcohol and plugging in and out a few times. The first time had a slight improvement so did it again and seems to have cleared up the problem.
Bluetooth not really a solution as I moved back from that to USB because of headphone battery life and I kept loosing the tiny earbuds.
Guess I just need to add regular cleaning to my routine when they start getting a nit dodgy again.