I just noticed that last night, I have to have the G5 cranked up to hear on iPods for some reason. My wife and I were watching TV and I was secretly listening to police with one ear bud in. I stuck the g5 on the charger and BLAM!!!!!! Yes, I did get barked at by her
I checked and bluetooth said it was turned on so yeah, you're right. I wonder if covering one of those pins would work.
Edit: So I just covered these pins and it now works, it now charges and the speaker is silenced and bluetooth still works. I got lucky, first ones I tried. I just cut a piece of electrical tape.
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