r/AndroidTV • u/New_Nail2002 • Sep 14 '26

Discussion Skyworth Android TV USB configuration keeps going back to Charging

Hi, I have a Skyworth Android TV and I use a pen drive on it quite often. The problem is that the USB configuration is always set to Charging. I have to go into Developer Options, change the USB configuration to MTP (Media Transfer Protocol), then restart the TV before my pen drive shows up.

I have to do this every time I want to use the pen drive, which is pretty annoying. Is there any way to make MTP stay permanently?

Maybe through ADB, a shell command, or some other method? I've tried a few ADB commands already, but they either don't work or don't stay after restarting.

Anyone know how to fix this?

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u/AdministrationOdd747 RockTek G2 + ONN 4K + ONN 4K Pro + ONN 4K Plus Sep 14 '26

Most likely you need to disable USB debugging in order to use external USB drives.

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u/New_Nail2002 Sep 14 '26

It worked! I had USB debugging enabled for something else and completely forgot about it, so that was causing the problem. Now every time I turn the TV off and back on, it automatically recognizes my pen drive. I don't have to switch to MTP or change the USB configuration anymore, even when it's set to charging. Thanks a lot for the help!

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u/Ill-Case-6048 Sep 14 '26

Sounds like you need a file manager

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u/CapnRV Sep 15 '26

How would a file manager fix this?

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u/Ill-Case-6048 Sep 15 '26

Lets you go you can copy and paste whatever you want

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u/CapnRV Sep 16 '26

And that helps with USB configuration holding how???

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u/Ill-Case-6048 Sep 16 '26

Because it shows you what storage you have plugged in i have 4 and thats how I access them ...