PlayStation®Vita Technical Solutions

[developerguy]

I wish this thread had a bit more decorum, but the bottom line is this:

• The PS Vita is the only device I own which needs to be turned off to charge
• It is inconvenient to need to boot down/up a device or carry around an extra cable and dongle

My iPad requires 2 amps --  0.5 amps more than my Vita -- and yet it charges (slowly) over USB ports providing less than 1 Amp. And I don't have to turn it off.

My 3DS charges over everything via USB, on or off.

This is a design flaw. This is some manner in which the Vita is worse than other competing devices.

The point of a portable device is to be portable. The point of the Universal Serial Bus is to be universal. I shouldn't be required to shut this thing off on a 2 amp charger or to carry a custom, awkward charger in order to keep this thing alive. It's a flaw, and I hope Sony can find a way to rectify this mistake.

[crash987]

some time ago i got a usb battery so i can charge my vita on the go only thing is that it has both a 2.1A and a 1.0A outlet, but ether port cant charge the vita, not even the 2.1A port.

so would i need to make an adaptor to output 1.5A from a 2.1A outlet

[Mongrel_Puller]

there is an option in settings to use low power usb to charge, system usb power supply>

[Mongrel_Puller]

oh and you can always buy higher power usb adapters for ac power.