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authorDaniel Micay <daniel.micay@grapheneos.org>2024-11-13 08:31:21 -0500
committerDaniel Micay <daniel.micay@grapheneos.org>2024-11-13 08:36:26 -0500
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<p>Files can be transferred to another device using an external drive, USB
file transfer via MTP / PTP or an app-based mechanism.</p>
+ <p>The only difference on GrapheneOS is that by default the USB-C port and pogo
+ pins block new connections as soon as the device is locked by default and
+ disable USB data when any existing connections end. The default behavior won't
+ interfere with this use case at all. If you've changed it to a stricter value
+ such as completely disallowing USB-C data, it can be changed back to the default
+ "Charging-only when locked" value in
+ <b>Settings&#160;<span aria-label="and then">></span> Security&#160;<span aria-label="and then">></span> Exploit protection&#160;<span aria-label="and then">></span> USB-C port</b>.</p>
+
<p>To use an external drive, plug it into the phone and use the system file
- manager to copy files to and from it. The only difference on GrapheneOS is USB
- peripherals such as USB flash drives will be ignored unless they're plugged in
- at boot or when the device is unlocked. You can configure this in
- <b>Settings&#160;<span aria-label="and then">></span> Security&#160;<span
- aria-label="and then">></span> USB peripherals</b>.</p>
+ manager to copy files to and from it.</p>
<p>Transferring files to an attached computer is done with MTP / PTP. Users on
a Mac computer will need to install <a