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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Android 7 Nougat onwards: hides USB OTG sticks from third-party file managers?
Third party file managers such as ES File Manager and RhythmSoft File Manager HD (others will be tested) do not show an USB OTG device.
It does not even get listed.
Only Android's pre-installed file ...
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How to connect a hard drive (with NTFS) to Android phone?
I have a Samsung device and I want to connect an external hard drive to it with OTG but the problem is the hard drive isn't readable om my phone. I searched the internet for a solution and I found a ...
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How to prevent Android from creating "Android" and "Lost.dir" folders on external OTG storage?
If I either connect my camera using a USB cable via OTG or insert the SD card in an OTG reader connected to the phone, Android creates automatically two folders: an Android folder and a Lost.Dir ...
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USB Flash Drive is not recognised on Android phone
I bought the Wansenda S100 OTG USB Flash Drive 32GB USB 2.0 For Android Devices/PC/Tablet/Mac with the intention to load MP3 music on it and play it on my android phone.
When I insert the flash ...
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Is it possible to add 5GHz wifi capability to a Samsung A3 2016 through a dongle?
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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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Disable any OTG from USB on Samsung
is there a way I could stop any flash OTG from accessing the tablet?
I don't want the user to read or write anything to it
I don't want to use the OTG anymore, the tablet is rooted. It's a samsung ...
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Can I connect a keyboard via micro-usb to a smartphone which doesn't support OTG?
My phone has no OTG support. A standard USB keyboard connected using an OTG cable doesn't work or even get recognized. Would a keyboard which instead connects via micro-usb work? Or would the phone ...
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Adb says "Error: Device offline" everytime
Please see this question for background information.
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Whenever I run adb devices it says Error: device offline - This appears even when no device is connected at all. It won't even let me ...
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How do I transfer files to ebook reader from phone using either an OTG cable or wifi?
I've a rooted Sony reader PRS-T1 (based on Android 2.2) and usually when I need to copy files to it, I connect it to my laptop with a USB cable. However, sometimes I travel without my laptop and have ...
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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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Huawei P20 Pro charging in USB host mode
I'm seeing several related questions here. However, most of them are ancient (as in 2012) and refer to micro USB and maybe the USB-C standards are different with regard to host mode charging.
I'm ...
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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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LG Aristo 2 and Xbox 360 Controller with USB OTG
I'd like to connect my phone (LG Aristo 2) to an Xbox 360 controller. It is wired, and I've connected it to my phone via USB OTG. It doesn't function currently; no button presses make any action. Is ...
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Local IP address of Android device connected via Ethernet
I have an Android Tablet with Android 7.0 connected to my network via an OTG RJ45 Ethernet connector.
I know how to get local IP address when connected via WiFi, but not via Ethernet.
Any idea on ...
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Is USB host supported by hardware?
Im using an Acer Liquid E2 Duo (with Androium 5, which is based on 4.4.2).
I would like to know how i can find out if OTG is supported on the hardware side, or if someone knows about this phone ...
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Is it possible to charge and transfer files to an Android phone with a usb-c hub?
I'm considering buying a usb-c hub to use with my Android phone (Google Pixel), so that I can charge my phone, use a flash drive and a USB keyboard at the same time - all using the phone's single usb-...
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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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Can you flash directly from another Android (no PC, no SD)?
I have an old Android TV box (the ZaapTV 509N) that is useless. It was advertised as a $300 subscription-free streaming service for Arabic channels from overseas, but every 3 years they would force a $...
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Ethernet on Moto E3 with Marshmallow (6.0)
Just got a usb2 to ethernet adaptor. I am trying to connect the Moto E3 on wired ethernet but this is unsuccessful so far.
It does not seem to work like plug and play.
ifconfig does not shows eth0 ...
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Simultaneously connecting USB mouse and VGA monitor?
Is it possible to simultaneously connect a USB mouse and VGA monitor to an Android tablet?
Because of my physical disability, I would like to operate an Android tablet using a standard USB mouse, ...
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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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Xbox 360 controller is not working on my Moto E4 Plus
I don't know what happened. My USB OTG cable is working fine and also my Xbox controller on PC. In fact, I have another Android, Sony Xperia Z3 plus. Here it's working just fine. But I don't know what ...
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How to Enable OTG Compability On my Samsung SM-T231
Yesterday I bought one OTG Cable just for my tablet but for some reason it isn't compatible or it doesn't Read my OTG cable..Any solutions??
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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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Why won't my USB headset work OTG with my Honor 6x?
I'm using an Honor 6x running EMUI 5.0. I bought an OTG cable recently, a female USB to male Micro-USB to use with this phone. I've connected a mouse and keyboard, and those worked fine. But, when I ...
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Will a OTG + USB ethernet cord work for Internet access?
Will a OTG adapter (the one with a micro-b male on one end and USB 'standard' female port on the other end) connected to a Ethernet to usb ('standard' USB male one end, female/male Ethernet end on ...
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Tablet won't recognize OTG flash drive
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0. It's up to date with everything. Up until just now, I've never had a problem connecting external storage devices to my tablet using an OTG cable. Earlier today, it ...
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USB device doesn't show up on Android device [closed]
I bought a USB-to-micro-USB cable to use my USB on my Android device. Normally, when you plug it in you get a message above that says it is connected. But when I plug it in, the message does not show ...
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Using a presentation pointer with Android tablet
I have recently bought the Nvidia Shield Tablet, which happens to have Mini HDMI output. As a PhD student in Maths (potentially staying in academia afterwards), I give and will most likely continue to ...
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Android phone HDD/SSD 2.5"/1.8" - how much power is too much?
Recently I started experimenting with OTG adapter and some USB devices. While pendrives, RS232 adapters etc typicially work, storage is more interesting topic. I tried to connect my 1tb Seagate SSHD ...
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Control UI with USB gamepad
How can I control the Android UI (especially back & home button) on Android 6 with a USB gamepad?
I have the Docooler R39 Android TV Box (running 6.0) and a cheap generic USB gamepad with the USB ...
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I have broken my Motorola Moto E 1 Screen I was wondering if I could plug my Phone into a Monitor and a mouse
I have broken my Motorola Moto E 1 Screen I was wondering if I could plug my Phone into a Monitor and a mouse, so i could use the mouse to put in my passcode.
The bad thing is that my passowrd is a ...
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Use an Android phone as a dongle with a home router
I'm researching the possibility of 'tethering' a spare (rooted android) phone to my home router, to act as a 3G/4G dongle and give my home internet via the phone.
I have found USB to Ethernet ...
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OTG mouse not working in Android 4?
I have Nexus 4 with broken touch screen and with Android 4.4.4 installed. I tried to connect a USB mouse using a OTG micro-usb adapter, but it doesn't work. The mouse doesn't even light up. Any idea ...
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Can I use an external hard drive with an Android phone? [duplicate]
For years I've been downloading things onto my Android then transferring them to SD cards via the usb port connected to a card-reader.
Could I use a basic unpowered external hard drive instead, such ...
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up to which capacity an OTG capable phone could support external usb storage?
My phone (Sony Xperia M C2005) supports up to 32 GB SD Card and has OTG capability. I want to know up to which capacity it could support flash memory as external USB storage.
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USB OTG Hardware support on Galaxy Grand Duos
Does Galaxy Grand Duos have hardware support for OTG ? Is it just restricted by software or is hardware support also lacking.
I am little bit confused after reading this post.
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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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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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Problems connecting Huion H420 Drawing tablet to android tablet
I had bought a USB-OTG cable for the sole purpose of connecting my Huion H420 Drawing Tablet. When I connected it, it recognized it as a mouse, but no cursor showed up when I hovered my pen over, and ...
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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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Is it possible to use a keyboard and mouse on android to control a remote pc?
There are apps like TeamViewer where you can control a pc remotely, my question is if it's possible to use mouse and keyboard otg on the android device to actually control the desktop pc?, like if you ...
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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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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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Here is display mirroring by usb cable with the S7, but the S7 does not supports MHL and DisplayLink is also not used. So how does this work?
In the Youtube-Video Samsung Galaxy S7 Android 6.0 phone Mirror Link for Joying Android 5.1 lollipop 1024*600 car stereo he shows how to connect his Samsung S7 just by a USB-cable with an external ...
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Eject OTG Storage with ADB Command
When I plug in an OTG cable with a flash drive attached to the other side, the system automatically mounts the drive.
How can I eject the OTG drive with a shell command? (Not Settings->Storage->Eject ...
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Using your smartphone as Laptop and Desktop with a DisplayLink-Setup (with S7 for example)
I want to buy an Samsung S7, but I also want to use it as a laptop and desktop replacement. What I have in mind is a workflow like seen in this youtube video. After some researching how this could be ...
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I need an idea for recovering my data
after I tried for 4 hours, I really need your help. Let me tell you my story:
I dropped Moto X 2nd Gen (running Android 6.0) some days ago, the screen is shattered and only shows some kind of green ...
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OTG USB drive showing as file instead of folder
So I have run into a problem with my Nexus 7 2013 (2nd gen).
Some apps have not been able to find my OTG storage (such as Spotify) that is attached to my device, but it is been able to find it on my ...
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Read audio from USB OTG
I have a lot of music files. Far more from what my SD card + internal memory could support even if they had no apps, pictures and whatnot stored into.
I have a 128Go USB stick where I store all my ...
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