Is there a Micro USB adaptor or a way of getting the tab to read my SD card?
buy that [Official Samsung USB + SD card Adapter]
http://www.expansys.com/samsung-con...-10-1-30-pin-to-usb-30-pin-to-sd-slot-219891/
And how will I get this for usa?
Get the Samsung USB Connector from Best Buy, go to their website and search for SKU 2837365. The price is $19.99 and it allows you to use just about any Micro SD USB reader. It also works with USB sticks, mice and keyboards! I got 2 of them from my local BB. Picture attached.
The best Micro USB card reader is one that I got from Micro Center, it's made by SIIG and is super tiny! It's just about the same size as the Micro SD card itself, you just can't get any smaller and it's only $5.99. Picture attached and here is a link to purchase:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0326524
Here's a picture showing the USB connector attached to my Tab. You can see in the notification area that it recognizes the USB device attached, and you click to safely unmount when your done. When you plug in the adapter with a storage device it automatically launches the file manager and goes right to the drive. It supports copy/cut/paste from/to internal memory and the attached storage.
Thanks so much for your help I happen to have a 10 dollar gift card for bb and microcenter is right around the corner not to mention there's not many of them out there
Check out the reviews of that micro usb card reader. Many of the reviews on amazon say it doesn't last very long...
Try this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HGFKR8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Both look interesting. Might try the amazon one first. Just picked up the USB adapter at BB.
They are just getting their GTab display setup and didn't have any on the shelf, so might have to ask around. Had a really helpful guy looking for me and he went all over the store and in the back before locating them in a cupboard in the phone area.
Thanks for the info.
peare said:
Try this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HGFKR8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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I had that one. For some reason, it fit too snugly in the Samsung adapter, and the plastic end broke off when I tried to pull it out. Trashed the MicroSD card as well.
smalis said:
I had that one. For some reason, it fit too snugly in the Samsung adapter, and the plastic end broke off when I tried to pull it out. Trashed the MicroSD card as well.
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The Samsung adapter's USB port is pretty snug.
i bought the usb coinnector at bb. now how do i connect my sd card to it?????
Entropy512 said:
The Samsung adapter's USB port is pretty snug.
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Truth. It's a pain taking out a regular usb drive. I can't imagine how much harder it is if the thing was micro.
I forgot I have a $5 reward cert for BB, I may have to get the usb adapter from them with it before it expires. I have a very small microsd usb card reader but problem is that it kinda gets warm when I have it plugged into a computer/usb hub. It is like the one below except it is orange.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134795
I would rather use a usb thumb drive or sd card since they are much cheaper for larger GB amounts, problem is finding one that is small. I wonder if any thumb drives are setup to be used at a right angle?
ariel123, You need a Micro SD card reader, this thread has links to 2 of them, one from Micro Center and one from Amazon.
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Here's a picture showing the USB connector attached to my Tab. You can see in the notification area that it recognizes the USB device attached, and you click to safely unmount when your done. When you plug in the adapter with a storage device it automatically launches the file manager and goes right to the drive. It supports copy/cut/paste from/to internal memory and the attached storage.
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Sorry for being OT but is that a case you have on your 10.1? if so, which one is it?
TIA
RMXO said:
Sorry for being OT but is that a case you have on your 10.1? if so, which one is it?
TIA
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It's a black TPU case that I got off of eBay. Fits the Tab great and feels really nice.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190549156746
Aargh, why didn't I pick one of those usb connectors at BB when I was in the USA (where I bought my tab).
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ariel123, You need a Micro SD card reader, this thread has links to 2 of them, one from Micro Center and one from Amazon.
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Thanks for the info I sort of figured it out self it works quiet well now I can transer sings from my tab to the ad card my car radio has
Now will these adapters allow you to play music, movies and pics from the card or is it just used to transfer data back and forth?
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Hey guys, is there an external card reader that would plug into the micro USB port on the captivate? I've been searching for a while but all I can find is micro SD to SD card adapters when I would like to import photos from a camera right into the phone
It would be a shame to have to just use micro SD cards to use the internal slot. Thanks!
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Hey guys, is there an external card reader that would plug into the micro USB port on the captivate? I've been searching for a while but all I can find is micro SD to SD card adapters when I would like to import photos from a camera right into the phone
It would be a shame to have to just use micro SD cards to use the internal slot. Thanks!
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I dont know of one that exists. But if youre trying to import your pictures you are going to be better off just inserting the micro sd into your phone and then copying all the image files to the phone. Its essentially the same process you would do if you had an external SD card reader except you actually have to put the SD card in the phone.
here u go.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1PCS-New-US...e_Internal&hash=item256a3d60c1#ht_1629wt_1144
I'm not sure that there is such a beast that would plug into the microUSB, and if there was, I'm not certain that the Captivate has the functionality/interface to read and copy from the microUSB Slot. I'm pretty sure you need the computer as a go-between if the microSD isn't in the phone itself.
I think your best bet is directly putting the microSD from the Camera into the Cappy or you'll have to upload them to the computer first, then to the phone. Sorry
I've always wanted something like that, its a great idea but such a thing doesn't exist. Closest thing would be to get the flash drive adapter with the microSD slot built in.
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Yeah, that's not really possible. For one thing it's a jack, not a plug. For another, it would need to power the device attached to it while still being able to be powered from the same port for charging. For another, it would need to be able to configure as a device or a host which would really be hard. And another, it would need to have drivers for SD readers, FAT, NTFS, and all kinds of other things.
this would probably be you best bet
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1450298
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Wow. I stand corrected. That's a really flexible controller chip. They should have shown a backup battery being used as well in the pics too.
a kernel with USB HOST mode,
a USB OTG cable
a USB to micro USB cable
a USB card reader
a SD to microSD adapter.
and you can do exactly what you want....
but you will need a back pack to carry all your cables and adapters.
One step could be saved with this
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/451581054/XLY_USB_014_USB_Y_Cable.html
But nobody sells it, and who wants to splice USB cables?
This one?
Like this one?
http://www.hkbolton.com/Sumsung-Galaxy-OTG-Micro-USB-Card-Reader-p45.html
I'm looking for the same.
How about this?
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/otg-card-reader-for-samsung-galaxy-i9100-i9220-126457?item=7
This part is odd:
- With own browser and ES browser
- File system format: FAT32 (does not support NTFS)
in general for any phone or tablet
an external hardrive like 1 or 1.5TB with USB will be a dream, u can power the drive with extra USB. But what about powering device with the screen? I think it will run out of juice much faster in this kind of setup. Your thoughts?
From the research I have done, it requires an org cable, an USB y-cable for hooking up an external power, and a from with org support. The two cables can be found on Amazon for 2-5$. You could use any USB charger or for portability... get one of the battery packs with USB output. Portable, but it is a lot to carry around.
You can also use a powered USB hub in place of the y cable.
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how to get Galaxy Nexus (GSM in particular) to work with Samsung USB connector?
Root
Stick Mount App
Plug It Up
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You need to root your device if you want to mount external memory thru USB. Officially galaxy nexus will not have this function, unlike GS2 which supports it out of the box. The reasoning is that gnex does not allow expansion memory.
But you can plug in a keyboard on USB OTG for unrooted galaxy nexus. Or else you need to root it and install stickmount to allow external memory
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Also have to be on 4.0.2 or better. If you haven't received the OTA update yet, you'll either have to wait, flash the yakju rom, or flash a custom rom.
Does anyone know how it works with CM9 experimental yet? Since CM has root you would think it works. Is it also going to require the stick mount app? Assume the Y cable with external power is needed in all cases?
NCguy said:
Does anyone know how it works with CM9 experimental yet? Since CM has root you would think it works. Is it also going to require the stick mount app? Assume the Y cable with external power is needed in all cases?
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I can see absolutely no reason it won't work with any ROM, unless CM9 has some kind of stick mount built in, you will need Stick Mount, yes. You obviously don't need a Y cable for SD cards and adapters and USB sticks. However the phone can't power a 3.5" hard drive, no. So you would of course need an external power supply for the HDD.
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You obviously don't need a Y cable for SD cards and adapters and USB sticks. However the phone can't power a 3.5" hard drive, no. So you would of course need an external power supply for the HDD.
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I hope you're right but I know I read somewhere that it needed power even for the usb stick? Have you had a chance to personally try it yet?
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I hope you're right but I know I read somewhere that it needed power even for the usb stick? Have you had a chance to personally try it yet?
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It does not need power for memory cards or USB flash memory. Yes, I have tried it. Did you read the StickMount thread?
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efrant said:
It does not need power for memory cards or USB flash memory. Yes, I have tried it. Did you read the StickMount thread?
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Yes I read it. But I read it needed power somewhere else. Hey, if you've actually done it that's good enough for me.
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Yes I read it. But I read it needed power somewhere else. Hey, if you've actually done it that's good enough for me.
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Yup, yup. It definitely works just plugging a USB pen drive directly into an OTG, it's mounted in root/SdCard/usbstorage or something to that effect.
Any rumors that this might be added to 4.04/4.05 when it drops? I have an aversion to rooting and this sounds simply spectacular.
bmstrong said:
Any rumors that this might be added to 4.04/4.05 when it drops? I have an aversion to rooting and this sounds simply spectacular.
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Maybe you should lose your aversion... It works fine on 4.0.2 with Chainfire's StickMount app (root required of course).
I use the samsung usb connector together with an Elago nano2 microsd reader and stickmount for my samsung 32 gb class 10 microsd. Bought it all on Amazon and it works great! My recommendation is to not cheap out on the memory card, because the first one I bought (KOMPUTERBAY 32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC) was dead on arrival.
Will soon create a thread on my project of retrofitting the elago nano2 with a microusb connector, so that you no longer need to carry around the usb connector cable..
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I use the samsung usb connector together with an Elago nano2 microsd reader and stickmount for my samsung 32 gb class 10 microsd. Bought it all on Amazon and it works great! My recommendation is to not cheap out on the memory card, because the first one I bought (KOMPUTERBAY 32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC) was dead on arrival.
Will soon create a thread on my project of retrofitting the elago nano2 with a microusb connector, so that you no longer need to carry around the usb connector cable..
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What would really be neat would be an all in one cable. USB 3.0 for flash drives, socket to plug into USB 3.0 and a card reader. It would be chunky but everything you need is right there...
Pardon me for droppingin on an ended discussion, but after purchasing a dead OTG cable, a month later a new one arived and I had some problems mounting a thumb drive util I found this thread
I've heard of StickMount befire, but I guess I just forgot that I need it on GNE.
Now another problem arose. I properly unmount the USB drive, StickMount reports that there are no more mounted points, and my USB drive LED starts pulsating steadily, bu t after I unplug the cable/USB the system reports
"Removed USB storage.
USB storage removed. Insert new media."
My system continues working normally, but Instagram, for example cannot capture photos, as it complains about missing storage, or even worse, my gallery is full ofdead links/photos left after I ejected the USB drive.
Anyone had the same problems? How did you solve it? Reboting every time is the last resort.
internot said:
I use the samsung usb connector together with an Elago nano2 microsd reader and stickmount for my samsung 32 gb class 10 microsd. Bought it all on Amazon and it works great! My recommendation is to not cheap out on the memory card, because the first one I bought (KOMPUTERBAY 32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC) was dead on arrival.
Will soon create a thread on my project of retrofitting the elago nano2 with a microusb connector, so that you no longer need to carry around the usb connector cable..
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Interested on this
Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
Samsung Galaxy Nexus OTG <-> Canon S95
Can I connect a Canon S95 by OTG cable to the Galaxy Nexus?
Or does this only with a card reader?
[Galaxy Nexus with CM9 (Paranoid Android 0.9b) Franco kernel M3]
lord_pom said:
Can I connect a Canon S95 by OTG cable to the Galaxy Nexus?
Or does this only with a card reader?
[Galaxy Nexus with CM9 (Paranoid Android 0.9b) Franco kernel M3]
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Give it a go and let us know.
Anyone tried using a powered hub that sends power up stream (or using a Y connector to send power to the phone) while also mounting a drive or using a keyboard or something?
Curious if someone has tried this yet. I am presuming it SHOULD work and charge the phone while in host mode but who knows until its tried out I suppose.
Today, finally, the OTG cable has arrived. With StickMount 1.3 I was able to connect my Canon S95. It automatically starts the gallery, but does not import. "Import Failed". Unfortunately, I do not find out where the camera is mounted, otherwise I could copy the images using the File Manager.
Been trawling eBay the last few days for a TF card reader you plug directly into the S3s micro USB port, and I'm not talking about using an OTG cable and a normal card reader, I want something with micro USB plug on one side and TF slot on the other similar to what the Galaxy Tab has, and I'm sure it must exist somewhere so someone point me in the direction.
Something like this?
au.mobilefun.com/35462-mobile-fun-connection-kit-for-samsung-galaxy-s3-note-2.htm
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Something like that... But just a Micro SD reader so it's small as possible.
Geordie Lad said:
Something like that... But just a Micro SD reader so it's small as possible.
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Not that it's a big deal, but why not just use the internal port?
I know you didn't want an OTG cable but what about an OTC Adapater (non cable version) with an very small micro sd reader? The SD reader below is what I use. I have 2 actually. One is about 2 years old, the other 1 year old. One goes in my car stereos USB port (had a spare 32Gb sd card so it made sense to use it for music) and is very small hanging out the front.
You could use this:
1 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Right-Angle...006572?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27ccd180ac
or
2 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Micro-B...505734?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a7bb42146
paired with
3 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HGFKR8/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01
Well just think about it... With a tiny card reader stuck on the bottom you can treble the memory and still hold the phone and use it normally and store stuff like Emulator Roms and HD videos on which you can't really do with wires hanging out the bottom, and I'm running low on my 64gb card so this just gives me the best of all worlds.
And anyway the guy who got me thinking about it to begin with managed to find the place that sells exactly what I'm looking for.
http://dx.com/p/c310-otg-tf-card-re...er-for-samsung-i9100-i9300-i9220-n7100-174106
Geordie Lad said:
Well just think about it... With a tiny card reader stuck on the bottom you can treble the memory and still hold the phone and use it normally and store stuff like Emulator Roms and HD videos on which you can't really do with wires hanging out the bottom, and I'm running low on my 64gb card so this just gives me the best of all worlds.
And anyway the guy who got me thinking about it to begin with managed to find the place that sells exactly what I'm looking for.
http://dx.com/p/c310-otg-tf-card-re...er-for-samsung-i9100-i9300-i9220-n7100-174106
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Thats actually a good find, thanks!
does this exist? for any phone?
an external battery you attach to your phone's micro USB and a microSD card reader (like one would do with a usb on-the-go cable and card reader)
Beakerzor said:
does this exist? for any phone?
an external battery you attach to your phone's micro USB and a microSD card reader (like one would do with a usb on-the-go cable and card reader)
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Ummm how about this:
http://www.meenova.com/
Wuzz Ranger said:
Ummm how about this:
http://www.meenova.com/
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I think he means an external battery with an SD card slot. Since the N5 doesn't have a removable battery, an external battery would have to plug in to the microusb port (there are some that I think replace the back, but I'm not sure how well they work) which means he can't insert the meenova reader.
to OP: I have not come across something like this. I suppose it's an interesting idea. Not sure how would do this without making the phone too bulky.
Or a microUSB microSD OTG device that allows pass thought for microUSB power would be very handy
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I have not come across something like this. I suppose it's an interesting idea. Not sure how would do this without making the phone too bulky.
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With most manufacturers removing micro SD card slot from their flagship phones, Oneplus included, has anyone been able to expand storage through USB OTG? I'm currently on a different older phone, which has micro SD card slot, and I recently expanded my storage by replacing 256GB card with 1TB one.
While my OP9Pro is on the way, I'm thinking of purchasing a small USB-C micro SD card OTG adapter (something like this: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09L4NDV4T), unsolder the USB-C plug and insert a short ribbon cable between it and PCB. Then plug it into USB-C on the phone, and tuck the PCB with micro SD card inserted somewhere between the phone back cover and a case.
This obviously will require some case modding/dremeling to avoid bulges, but my biggest concern is whether or not I'm able to solder the microscopic leads on the USB-C connector and whether this whole setup will work anywhere close to internal micro SD card on older phones.
Am I dreaming or has anyone attempted this before?
Interesting idea, I'm curious how it works if you try it. Although I can't imagine needing that much internal storage all the time. I just have a dedicated 1TB USB-C flash drive that I copy stuff to that doesn't need to stay on my phone all the time.
terlynn4 said:
Interesting idea, I'm curious how it works if you try it. Although I can't imagine needing that much internal storage all the time. I just have a dedicated 1TB USB-C flash drive that I copy stuff to that doesn't need to stay on my phone all the time.
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I didn't mean that I need all 1TB right now. I went from 256GB -> 1TB and currently have over 550GB free space left. However, I do backups (apps, using SwiftBackup, and TWRP backups). App backups must be on the phone all the time, since it's automatic and syncs to OneDrive; TWRP don't have to, but I like to carry them around just in case.. I also save all camera photos/videos to SD card. So it all adds up, and 256GB on the phone that I'm getting will feel tight.
I'll try this idea and update this thread if it's at least somewhat successful.
Would it not be easier to get a lil usb c extension cable and somehow modify the phone case than the actual phone itself?
The storage expansion card for Xbox Series X/ S delivers an additional 1TB of external memory while maintaining the same peak speed and performance of the console's internal SSD for a streamlined gaming experience.
Unfortunately, guys, using USB OTG is not an option. I recently tried to use the above-mentioned USB-C adapter without worrying about it sticking out too much, just for the proof of concept, and found that the card gets too hot, i.e. it's using a lot of power. This will kill the battery very quickly.
So this makes the idea a non-starter.