Hi forum. I have an Xperia 1 with a USB problem. I use it in two vehicles for android auto and I use it on my computer for charging and transferring data. The problem I am having which started about 5 months after having the phone is any connection with data (android auto, for example) only works with the cable oriented in a single direction. The cables are all usb A to C, which includes a cable Sony themselves sent me.
The phone went off for repair and was sent back a week later with "no fault found" and a new cable. Sent back again, the phone took 4 weeks to come back to me from Indiana with a new motherboard.
At least the phone worked! For about 9 days. Now it has the same problem.
I'm starting to think this is a design flaw with the phone. Or a new motherboard does not mean a new USB port and the port has a physical problem.
Has anyone ever seen a problem like this before? At this point I am not inclined to send the phone back for repair again. I am, however, inclined to never purchase another Sony phone again because their support is sub-par. i asked them repeatedly over the 5+ weeks I went without my phone for a new phone, but they did not seem willing to do that.
Thanks.
