USB On-The-Go (USB OTG) is a specification that allows USB devices (audio players, mobile phones, etc.) to act as a host, allowing other USB devices to be attached to them.
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What are the limitations of USB On-The-Go on Nexus tablets?
I'm thinking about using USB On-The-Go to extend the rather limited space on the Nexus 10 tablet. I've read about it, but I'm not sure on where exactly the limitations of this approach are. I know ...
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How can I determine if my device has USB Host Mode (OTG) support?
Some Android devices can act as a USB host, so that you can use other USB devices attached to them. For instance, browse or import the photos stored on a camera from your phone, or copy files onto a ...
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Does Android USB host mode depend on an OTG cable?
In order to take advantage of USB host Mode on the Nexus 7 (Android 4.1.1) is it necessary to have an OTG cable? Can I do it using the standard micro to male cable, then use a female to female ...
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Enabling USB OTG on Samsung Galaxy Y Duos
I am planning to develop an Android application which uses USB On-The-Go.
I am using a Samsung Galaxy Y Duos. Is there any way that I can enable USB OTG in this phone?
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Can Android devices access an iOS file system via USB-OTG?
Using an OTG cable, Stickmount, and Root Explorer, I can view files on my USB flash drives with my Android device.
On Windows, it's possible to view an iOS device's filesystem using programs such as ...
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LG Nexus 4's Internal Storage Dilemma & its Apparent Lack of Support for USB OTG Connectivity?
As my contract on my current android phone is soon ending, I am considering purchasing the LG Nexus 4 (if it ever becomes available again on the Google Play Store) as my next phone, as it supposedly ...
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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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USB OTG “power consumtion error”
I use a USB OTG cable to connect USB devices such as pen drives, mice, key boards, etc. But when I connect some devices, (particularly some of the pen drives I have) it gives me following error ...
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USB On-the-go MIDI Keyboard with Nexus 7 [closed]
Has anyone successfully used a MIDI Keyboard (through USB OTG, specifically) with a Nexus 7? (I am not looking for commentary on the particular keyboard, but please state which you have used.)
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Can I boot into other OS (such as Ubuntu) from an Android OS tablet that have a USB host?
I have the following scenario:
A user have a Android OS tablet that have Android 4.0
The tablet have a full USB port (not the mini USB port)
The user have a thumbdrive that have a boot from USB ...
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How to use an USB 3G modem data connection with an Android phone (Galaxy Nexus)?
I own a Galaxy Nexus phone and i'd like to know if there is a way i can use an USB dongle to provide it with an Internet connection.
I imagine I will need some kind of adapter (and some Google ...
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How to use OTG Data Cable with a Nexus S to access?
Having an OTG Data Cable, I connected different thumb drives to my Nexus S – running JB 4.1.2 – but my phone doesn't seem to read them. The thumb drives I tried are:
a 16GB Kingston G3 Data Traveler ...
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How to use an external USB keyboard with a Galaxy S II or a Huawei Y201 Pro
The background:
I recently learned about OTG USB cables that can be used to connect peripherals to Android devices. I had this idea of using an android device with a usb barcode reader connected ...
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USB on the go cable with power for HTC one X?
Is there a USB on the go cable that will allow me to connect both an external hard drive and a power cable to charge my device at the same time? I have not seen such a device but I would like to know ...
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How to use Generic USB Joysticks in Android via OTG?
I have a generic USB game controller (looks like a PS2 controller) and I just got my ordered USB OTG cable. So far keyboard and mouse work, however, when I insert the gamepad, I can't seem to make it ...
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how can i enable usb otg feature on my android (1GhzDual core mtk 6577)
i have a 1Ghz dual core android with 512mb ram. The original model of this phone is called Gionee GN700W, i have attached the debug info of my phone. kindly guide me to enable this usb otg feature in ...
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Can I separate device node names by driver in ueventd, like UDEV can in Linux?
I'm setting up a carpc solution running as USB host with two slave devices; a USB modem and an UART I-BUS communications device.
My problem per se is that both these devices eventually show up as ...
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How can I enable/add USB OTG support to my rooted stock LG P500?
I have a rooted LG P500 running stock 2.3.3 with kernel 2.6.35.10.
I would like to use USB OTG features and connect a flash drive to my phone. I have a USB OTG cable that I use with my Nexus 7. The ...
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Can I use usb OTG for serial connection between nexus 7 and Arduino?
I got myself an OTG cable for Nexus 7, which works just fine. Now, I am wondering if I can connect the Nexus 7 with my Arduino for serial communication between the two.
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Galaxy Note I / N7000: USB-OTG does not work when used with a USB hub
I am just doing some experiments with USB-OTG and stumbled uppon a problem now when using a usb-hub between the client-device ( SpaceNavigator ) and the host-device ( nexus7 and galaxy note I - N7000 ...
