Questions tagged [usb-on-the-go]

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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How to connect microSD card or external USB hard drive to Redmi 10C

I've only ever had Redmi smartphones. First a 4A, then a 6, now a 10C. The first two both used microUSB and the new one uses USB-C. The 4A was a Chinese version and the later two are both ...
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Pixel 7 Pro on Android 13 does not natively recognize exFAT-formatted 4tb Crucial X10 USBC SSD

Title says most of it. I have a Pixel 7 Pro and a Pixel Tablet. I just got a Crucial X10 4TB portable SSD, which advertises as compatible with Android. I have Solid Explorer installed, and when I plug ...
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Unable to charge and connect a USB device at the same time

When I plug in a USB-C cord into my Android phone in my car, I want it to simultaneously charge over fast charging (PD 20W) and also connect to a USB DAC (external sound card). This way I can charge ...
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How can I restore proper functioning of the charge port in a tablet after connecting an OTG adapter that did not work?

I wanted to connect a USB external mic to a Lenovo tablet (P11) with only one USB Type C port (charge port). It did not work because apparently the tablet does not support OTG protocol. It shouldn't ...
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What is scrcpy OTG mode and how does it work?

In scrcpy documentation an OTG mode is mentioned. How is that working without adb and what can we do with that?
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My phone's touchscreen is damaged. Is it possible to control it remotely?

I have an Android 5-based smartphone that I like a lot but it's an old phone and the touchscreen is damaged. The screen works perfectly but there's no user input available. The battery was changed ...
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Enabling USB debugging with broken screen (is it possible to connect external screen via usb 2.0 OTG?)

The phone is Asus Zenfone 3 ZE553KL. The screen is black and touch is not working. The phone is locked with a pattern. Power, volume buttons and navigation bar at the bottom work. Is there any way to ...
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Ethernet over USB + ADB | Dynamically switch between Host and Peripheral mode in OTG

Problem: I own an android device in a remote location that I use to run various tests and operations. I need to be able to send ADB commands while also connect the phone to a wired internet connection....
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usb-otg, mtp and adb sideload not working in TWRP

I was using LOS17 on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 (t813) but I decided to go back to LOS16. So I downloaded the ROM and gapps, put them on a pen drive, rebooted my tablet in recovery mode (running latest ...
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How to access all partitions of a USB drive OR how to choose which partition is displayed in file manager?

I'm on a OnePlus 8T on Android 13, and I've recently purchased a fingerprint encrypted USB. The way the USB works, is it has a Public and a Secure partition. When you insert the USB, only the Public ...
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How can i see my devices external USB storage in android studio

I'm currently creating an application that aims to automatically move a file between the folder of a USB device and an internal folder. I have the code that moves the files between two folders working ...
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Why is an OTG not detected when a micro SD card is already inserted in the device?

I have tried this on both Realme XT running Android 11 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ running Android 12. Whenever there's a micro SD card inserted and I attach a USB drive/SD card from my camera via OTG, ...
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How can I Simulate External Drives on Android Studio?

I'm currently working on a small internal application for my company. (non-commercial, just a QoL app) The plan is to connect several hard drives to one mobile device and simultaneously flash them all ...
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Can I use an ecrypted flash drive on Android?

Is it possible to use a flash drive encrypted with LUKS and connected to the phone with an USB OTG cable?
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Phone doesn't recognize usb

Mine phone (Honor 10) doensn't recognize an usb connection, execept for charging. The initial problem was connecting my phone to a 3D-printer. Because this didn't work, I tried to connect a usb-flash ...
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External SSD drive can only be detected when Android is on 100% battery

Android 11 will communicate with the external drive using a -y- connector, one lead to power, and the other lead to PNY 1TB drive. However, once the battery drains below 100 percent, Android refuses ...
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Connecting a DVD/CDROM reader through USB OTG

can CDROM/DVD readers be recognized and managed as standard USB mass storage? Does Android include drivers or libraries to read this quite standard hardware? Are drivers or root required? Any tip ...
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USB Connected Device - Device Control [duplicate]

I purchased a USB C thumbdrive to make transferring images off my phone (Galaxy S10) a little simpler. However, upon being prompted for the "Charging Connected Device Via USB" for "USB ...
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USB Host/UVC Camera: specific camera detected as a unknown vendor / product ID

I have an application that records video from USB cameras mounted on microscopes in remote places in Africa. It is working fine from Android 4 to 12. We have a handful of camera models and the problem ...
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Is it possible to turn an Android device into a USB Pendrive on a rooted device through a OTG cable?

I tried using USB Mountr but it turns up as Linux File-CD Usb Gadget Device and it doesn't work for my car's music player. Is it possible to emulate a USB flash drive using an OTG cable?
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Can't transfer data from one phone to another using data cable

When I connect two phones using data cable and otg they charge but no data transfer option comes.One is Android 6 and other 7.Earlier 2 or more years ago I tried doing it and it was successful but now ...
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Android Phone is deleting the .MOV files form SD card when inserted via USB OTG

I bought a mini camera for use when on travel and when I remove the micro SD card from the camera and insert it into the OTG USB-C adapter attached to my Note 20 Ultra, the entire contents of the ...
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Keyboard connected via USB OTG writes wrong characters

I have keyboard+mouse combo connected via USB A -> USB C reduction. Mouse works as expected, but keyboard writes wrong characters (it starts in second line see below). I tried two different USB ...
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OTG USB devices not detected anymore on Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 but can charge the phone and share files with computer

I noticed that either USB key or the Razer Kishi gamepad where undetected by my device although it did work some time ago. It may be related to an update or a material problem, I don't know. I tried ...
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Access OTG directory via wifi adb

I got my PC external storage port blocked. However, there are some large files in my external drive that I need to transfer, and using cloud service is out of option. I can use my phone to transfer ...
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Retrieving messages from phone where cannot see screen

I damaged my old phone. The screen is almost completely shattered to the point I cannot see or touch it. Everything else works fine. I have a USB otg cable and can use a keyboard to type in my PIN. Is ...
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USB OTG only working on charging mode

I have an android tablet that came with OTG support and adb binary already installed, I would like to connect my phone to use adb but when I connect it only charges the phone and adb does not show my ...
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How to Connect external M.2 nvme ssd drive with OTG usb hub

Question How to Connect external M.2 nvme ssd drive with OTG usb hub I want to take constant nandroid backup of system userdata boot sdext2 external micro card through twrp recovery or any imaging ...
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prevent android device from creating folders on otg storage

I know similar questions have been asked, but I haven't found a satisfying answer yet. Whenever I connect a storage device to my phone, it creates the following folders on that device: Alarms ...
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Power down USB on standby

I've been using USB keyboard and / RFID readers on a tablet (Android 8.1.0 on Samsung GalaxyView2). If the tablet goes standby, they keep powered, draining the tablets battery fast. Is it possible by ...
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Android tablet says it's OTG compatible, but it won't detect other devices when plugged in

I have a proprietary tablet that's been secured. It's a mediatek mt8163, with Android 8.0. It's a "Managed Device" as android likes to call it. Anyways, I ended up being able to create a ...
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PIN locked Pixel with broken screen and USB debugging OFF, OTG keyboard doesn't unlock it

I got a Google Pixel 1 with a smashed dead black screen locked by a known PIN that I would like to recover some photos from. Nothing vital but now it has become a personal crusade to do it! The good ...
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Android with USB C Hub and charging not working

I would like to have my Android device (Alldocube iPlay 7T) to be charged and simultaneously have a few USB devices connected. Note - I'm new to Android - but needed this setup for a specific purpose. ...
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Use USB OTG mic audio device for audio input ONLY (use mic with headphones)

I want to record some audio using a USB mic and my OTG-supporting Android phone. The problem is, because the phone recognizes the mic as an audio input/output device even though the mic has no ...
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USB C hub and charging at the same time

I bought a USB C hub with charging integrated but as soon as I plug in the charging cable to the hub the other ports stop working and the phone only charges. The USB ports and ethernet ports stop ...
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Share internet through otg-ethernet from terminal

I know other threads already exist but none of them answer this specifically. My OTG ethernet cable works only when used as a client, i.e. when a DHCP server is recognized. I want to be able to share ...
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USB 3.1 gen 2 flash drive only works when connected through 2 adapters at the same time

Okay, this is a very specific question with very specific hardware, so I understand if there isn't an answer. I recently bought a USB 3.1 gen 2 flash drive with read and write speeds of 400MB/s, ...
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Completely broken (unviewing-untouchable) android screen - (known) patternlock - no google account

After my mobile screen fell I was asking if there was someway to draw my android lock pattern, I precise, pattern, NOT PIN, by using a keyboard, maybe typing corresponding numbers on the numpad... Up ...
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USB ethernet goes to sleep, has to be reconnected to restore

I have an old Nexus 7 tablet running LineageOS that still works but has poor battery life. I've set it up in a fixed location with AC power instead. Its location has poor wifi so I've added a UGreen ...
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How to "allow USB debugging" without being able to click OK on dialog?

I have a Galaxy S8 Edge with a broken touchscreen, and I'm trying to recover files by remote controlling it. I can see only the top half of the screen and there is touch sensitivity in only the bottom ...
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OTG disconnects when screen turns off

I am using OTG external drive constantly. But it will always disconnect when the screen turns off. This causes data loss issues. I tried to find any related settings in system settings and developer ...
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Why does otg mount take long time on some mobiles? Can it be sped up?

I have an external 500GB SSD drive. I connected it to android devices via otg cable. It works fine. Once it's mounted, it's pretty fast. The only problem is the mounting time. At some devices, the ...
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If I plug a 1TB ssd drive to android phone via otg cable, will andorid system scan all media files in the drive?

I concern about performance a lot. Thus I have this question. If I plug a 1TB ssd drive to android phone via otg cable, will andorid system scan all media files in the drive automatically once it gets ...
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I have connected an OTG cable to my OnePlus device, but nothing happens. What to do?

This is a self-answer post written in response to a question where the user couldn't figure out why their well-functioning OTG device was not working on their OnePlus device. So, I have a OnePlus ...
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wrong checksum(sha256) when copying from exfat samsung t7 touch external ssd to android(galaxy s10)

I bought a Samsung t7 touch SSD(1TB), it works just fine with my computer. but when I copy some files(200MB<) from the SSD to my phone which is a galaxy s10 the files get corrupted, and sometimes ...
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USB camera not recognised

I wish to use a USB camera with a Samsung Tab S2 t813. I have the USB Camera Pro app installed, however when I plug in a camera, the app does not register the device. On two other Samsung phones with ...
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USB OTG flash drive as internal storage?

I happen to have a USB and an OTG that I got from a friend and I'm now low on storage due to apps size increasing because of updates.... SD cards costs a fortune in my place so I don't plan on buying ...
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How do I backup Internal Storage to PC or OTG Drive without it changing folder and file modified dates?

I'm on Android 11 and I want to backup my files to a drive but I don't want it to change the modified date for folders and files...
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Can Termux adb push file from unrooted phone to tablet via OTG cable? [duplicate]

Can I use Termux to send an app (APK file) via, e.g., adb push, from my unrooted Samsung Galaxy S10 phone to an unrooted Android 5.1.1 tablet via an OTG cable?
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Nexus 7 Android 6.0 Audio Output through USB OTG

I have a 2nd Generation Nexus 7 connected to my car. The 3.5mm headphone jack is not accessible the way i've mounted it and I have a power USB hub connected via an OTG cable with some devices ...
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