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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Can you damage a device using the wrong USB/USB-OTG cable?
I understand the main difference between a USB and USB-OTG cable is that the latter has an ID pin which is grounded.
Does this mean I cannot use a regular USB cable in an OTG (micro-B I believe) port ...
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How to mount usb drive in nexus 5 using mount command?
I read in some online sources that lolipop 5 allows mounting usb devices using otg cable without root permissions.
Another thing i saw is that the app "ES Explorer" can mount usb devices without root....
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"USB power consumption error" (OTG)
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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OTG support for Samsung A3
Nothing happens when I plug a USB stick to my Samsung A3 2015 (SM-A300FU) with an OTG cable (on-the-go).
How to enable OTG support on this device?
PS: I previously had a 5.0.2 original, unrooted. I ...
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Acquire Android image using flash drive OTG
In Linux, the dd command is used to pull the image from the smartphone to computer. And of course, the smartphone need to be rooted before the dd command launched.
Is there any specific command or ...
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Why is my phone ignoring OTG USB?
I have 2 phones.
1. Android 4.4.4 - When OTG USB is connected, it automatically mounts with no problems and I can manage files, watch movies from it, etc.
2. Android 6.0 - when OTG USB is connected, ...
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How to connect both a monitor and a keyboard to a LG G3?
Using USB-on-the-go I can connect a keyboard to an LG G3 and using a slimport adapter I should be able to connect a monitor. Is there a way to connect both at the same time? Or even better, connect ...
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Upgrading Moto G to KitKat broke USB OTG
After upgrading the Moto G to KitKat, USB OTG no longer works. How can I fix this?
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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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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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USB OTG Extension Cable and DAC
I am trying to get audio through my USB DAC on various tablets with OTG functionality and I don't know why it's not working!
First off. It works just find when I use the OTG adapter straight to the ...
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Samsung s5 mini - delock cable mouse / keyboard not working
I am using a simple delock cable which I ordered on amazon:
Delock Kabel Micro USB Typ-B Stecker gewinkelt > USB 2.0-A Buchse OTG 11 cm
Question: When connecting Mouse/Keyboard through the cable to ...
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How to access a memory stick using a OTG cable?
I have a OTG cable connected to my phone and a memory stick on the other end. My android phone is rooted and I have no idea how to find/access the files on my memory stick. How do I access files from ...
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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 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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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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Can OTG HUB charge with connected charger more than 0.5A?
I saw a video somewhere where man says that OTG HUB charges only 0.5A. Is there any superior OTG HUB which can charge more than 0.5A?
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Is it possible to add 5GHz wifi capability to a Samsung A3 2016 through a dongle?
Question in title.
I have a drone I need to test which requires a 5GHz connection.
If it's possible to add 5GHz wifi capability through a dongle then I want to give it a go.
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Is stereoscopic vision via OTG and 2 USB cameras possible?
I'm thinking of making a stereoscopic night vision device by using 2 USB cameras connected via OTG (type C) to my Android phone. I've already tested 1 USB camera and some VR App from the Play Store ...
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Is it possible to use usb drive/sd card as internal storage?
Phone internal storage is damaged and unavailable. Is there any other way to fix the phone than replacing internal storage (or entire motherboard), perhaps using usb drive or sd card?
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How to use OTG (ethernet) and power on Nexus 5X using Type C connector?
I would like to both power and connect a Nexus 5X via Ethernet (using an USB to Ethernet adaptor).
Here's what I tried to far:
a Type C OTG to USB Female adaptor: Ethernet adaptor works on it's own
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Power consumption of audio over OTG cable
I recently found that if I connect a USB pair of speaker/microphone using OTG cable to a phone, it becomes the audio device by default, and I can actually play audio over that. It happens that the USB ...
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OTG Is it possible to connect two devices
I would like to be able to copy files from SD card (through card reader) to USB flash drive. All is connected through OTG USB Hub, but all the apps I found mount only one OTG device at a time. Is ...
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Maximum number of devices an Android can handle from USB hub
We are planning to work with multiple USB devices from a tablet.
For this implementation, we are planning to connect a HUB (http://www.amazon.in/Belkin-F4U041SA-7-Ports-Hi-Speed-Powered/dp/...
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Mount USB OTG to specific destination folder
I've got a Moto G with 4.4.2 and, as stock OTG functionality is broken in the latest android version, I need a way to mount my mini USB card reader (meenova) to /sdcard folder.
From what I've found ...
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Wired xbox controller not working with LG G2
My boyfriend purchased a USB OTG cable so he can play Android games with an Xbox 360 wired controller. When he plugs the Xbox controller into his LG G2 nothing happens, I plugged it into my Samsung ...
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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 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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Need to replug USB device after reboot of Samsung s5e
Im using a Samsung tabs5e rooted as the media center in my car. I've connected it as follows:
TabS5e - USB Hub
USB Hub - DAC/Amp (via USB)
Dac/Amp - Car via aux
Now, my issue is that when I initially ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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How to know if USB drive was detected using OTG from dmesg output?
I am trying to get OTG to work with my phone (Samsung Galaxy Win SHV-E500L, previous question here)
I have used an externally powered USB hub and connected it to an OTG cable connecting it to my ...
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Can you use USB OTG and charge at the same time?
I have a Google pixel-2.
I like to use a Bluetooth keyboard and wired mouse via the USB-C-OTG canoe that came with the phone... But then I can't charge the phone.
I wanted to buy something... To let ...
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How to have dead keys working with an USB keyboard?
I've connected to my phone a desktop USB keyboard using an OTG connector. Everything works fine, unfortunately I can't produce accented letters like áéíãê.
When I type an accent, like `'^, another ...
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How can I fix virus-infected USB flash drive using my Android (via USB otg)?
My USB flash drive was plugged into an infected PC, and now it contains viruses. Actually, that flash drive was filled with stuff I wanted to transfer to my Android. So I decided to use that flash ...
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USB OTG on OnePlus 2 phone not working, yet
As I understand it I HAVE to use the original USB OTG adapter from OnePlus before I can make use of the OTG functionality on my OnePlus 2.
But what happens if I connect a USB OTG Y-cable (powered ...
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Stop Motion Video creation using external camera
my son is very interested in Lego stop-motion video creation. There are myriad apps for stop motion capture on the Android platform, but using a device's internal camera isn't too easy, since you can'...
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OTG USB 3.0 not working in Moto G3
I recently bought a 32 GB capacity USB 3.0 OTG SanDisk pen drive model number SDDD2-032G-G46.
When connected I was able to view the files in the pen drive and even copy some files, however when I ...
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Removable drive connected over OTG disconnects when screen turns off
I own a tablet with Jelly Bean installed. I usually connect a pen drive to it using an OTG cable and it works fine (except for NTFS file system and the below problem too). The issue is when the screen ...
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How can I make my USB headset work correctly? [closed]
My phone is an HTC One running Android 4.4.2, and the headset is a Logitech G35. I've tried connecting the headset to the phone with a USB OTG cable several times with mixed results:
The buttons on ...
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Can't mount ext4 with StickMount
I have a 2nd generation Nexus 7 running Android 4.4.4. I rooted it, got an OTG cable and tried to mount something using StickMount. It always says it mounts things successfully, but in the case of ...
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Can I connect a pen drive to my Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini using USB OTG?
I am using Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini. Can I connect my phone with a pen drive using an on-the-go (OTG) USB cable?
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printing solution on android which prints to a dotmatrix POS printer through **USB**
am newbie for android.
I was looking for a printing solution on android which prints to a dotmatrix POS printer through USB.
I'm able to print some non readable symbols from android tablet (through ...
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Enable OTG with a shell command
I'm running Android Pie on a rooted OnePlus 6, and I wanted to know how I can enable OTG with a shell command. I need this in order to automate some tasks.
There is a setting that can toggle OTG, ...
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How to autorun apk on android by plugging usb?
I have an APK file and i have a 4GB usb stick that could be plugged into an Android phone via USB-OTG and a PC. I've been wondering how could i plug the usb into the android phone and have the apk ...
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Enabling OTG support in Micromax Canvas Nitro A310
Device info :
Model Number : Micromax A310
Android Version : 4.4.2
Kernel Version : 3.4.67
The question here doesn't clear out whether all Android devices has OTG support or not. I need OTG ...