Starting with Android 3.1 and higher, the device USB port, if supported by the hardware, can be used in host-mode, which allows applications to manage connected USB peripherals such as audio devices. input devices, communications devices, and more.
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Enabling Android as USB host on Galaxy Nexus or Nexus 10
I'm trying to develop applications that talk to USB devices, but nothing works. I installed a USB Host Diagnostics app, and it tells me that there's no OS support for device detection on the Galaxy ...
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Successfully activated USB host mode using terminal emulator; now mass storage won't work
I have a Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2 .
I've recently been digging into USB host mode and I finally activated it. However when I connect my phone to the PC it doesn't give me a notification ...
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Host not recognizing my USB devices
I bought a Romanian Android tablet, EvoTab3, with Android version 4.0.3 and kernel version 3.0.8+. I want to connect some devices such as a mouse and flash memory to this tablet that will be the host ...
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usb otg thermal printer interface to android tab with usb device
I have printer with USB OTG capability which I want to use with my Android Tab (as USB device).
Is this possible -- and if so, will it work for all Android versions from 2.3 up? Is there any driver ...
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Using OTG cable, transfer file from cardreader to external harddisk, is it possible?
I will be going on a holiday and I want to be able to back up my photos to my external harddrive.
Usually this means bringing a laptop with me.
However I have :
Galaxy Nexus, rooted and unlocked
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How does MHL work?
I've done (quite) some googling, but I still don't get it. You need an MHL converter, or adapter, or something. On one end of the adapter, all resources say, there is a "standard micro-USB" port, and ...
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Is it possible to plug a thumbdrive / portable harddisk that have multiple partitions to a tablet
Is it possible to plug a thumbdrive / portable harddisk that have multiple partitions to a tablet (any generic tablet or tablets in general)
or there is a need to use a Apps to perform such actions?
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Copy SD Card contents to USB HDD
I'm considering to buy an Android Tablet (e.g. Nexus 7). One of the things
I would like to do is, copy some content of my SD Cards (e.g. camera, gopro) to
a USB HDD.
Can I do this with an android ...
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How can I connect a USB portable printer with a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 without rooting phone?
How can I connect a USB portable printer with a Samsung Galaxy Note 2
without rooting phone?
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How can I configure an OBD ELM327 cable to work with an ICS tablet?
I bought an OBD ELM327 USB cable in order to use it with Torque Pro since Ice Cream Sandwich USB host capabilities and the Torque website claims that it works. The problem is that when I connect the ...
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Taking pictures using an external (USB) camera on a Samsung Galaxy S2
Question: How can we take a picture using an external, USB camera, on a Samsung Galaxy S2 (setup in host mode, using an OTG (On The Go) cable), running Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
Details:
We ...
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USB host mode with class compliant audio interfaces
I have an HTC EVO, and it is my understanding that the hardware supports USB host mode. I am still working to confirm this, but even if it doesn't, I understand other devices do, and that the Android ...
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sd ext unmounts after activating usb host?
I have a huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2 16/8/2012.
I've installed the external usb host package then the usb host worked after some trouble using this code :
su
insmod ...
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USB host port via Android accessory protocol adapter
Is it possible for an Android 4 phone with only a standard micro-USB port (not OTG), to be provided with a USB host port through an adapter using the Android accessory protocol? Do such adapters ...
