Is there anyway to directly hook up a USB drive to the phone to transfer data? I know you would need a micro USB adapter but is it possible?
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Yes you can and more!
What you want/need is called and OTG cable (On The Go). It has a micro USB male to plug into the bottom of your phone and a female USB connector for a flash drive on the other end. I've used it on my GS3 with Wicked 10 and it pops right up!
Also tried it on a stock Sprint GS3 and a couple of Verizon Note IIs. Cables are fairly cheap - got mine on Amazon. If you'd like the link I can send it to you or respond here.
If you're looking to connect an external drive, I haven't tried that - the phone might not have enough power to spin it up.
Hope this helps!
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dpshptl said:
Is there anyway to directly hook up a USB drive to the phone to transfer data? I know you would need a micro USB adapter but is it possible?
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Nothing seems to work, what have you tried that has worked..I've tried mouse and keyboard, no go...do the need their own power supply? Is it simply too lil juice? I want to get something to work
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most likely you got a bad cable, or not an OTG cable.
However, try stick mount from the market and see if that works.
personally i plugged in a microsoft wireless mouse and it instantly worked, but i needed that app to plug in my flash drive.
Anything u plug in? Except flash
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I've actually picked up my OTG USB cable from virgin in canada for about $16.00 And its the best $16.00 I've spent Got a 32gb card connected nicely LED on the bottom of the stick using StickMount from the market.. Works really well and its not bulky..
yyz71 said:
I've actually picked up my OTG USB cable from virgin in canada for about $16.00 And its the best $16.00 I've spent Got a 32gb card connected nicely LED on the bottom of the stick using StickMount from the market.. Works really well and its not bulky..
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Did you get it from a Virgin Mobile outlet? What did you ask for exactly: a OTG USB cable? If they sell them, I'm going to pick one up today!
Hello all I am having trouble playing my music and charging my phone inside of my car. When I connect my phone to the
Usb port I get a connection error. My Usb port does work because I use other devices on it. I have a 2009 Hyundai sonata if that helps. Anyone have this issue also?
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nickhowell25 said:
Hello all I am having trouble playing my music and charging my phone inside of my car. When I connect my phone to the
Usb port I get a connection error. My Usb port does work because I use other devices on it. I have a 2009 Hyundai sonata if that helps. Anyone have this issue also?
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I have the same problem. The problem is that they took out the option to connect as a mass storage device in ICS. The easiest way to connect your phone to your deck is with a 3.5mm aux cable. I got one on EBay for about $1 with free shipping. But you can still charge your phone off the USB port on your deck. I'm sure someone has figured out how to add the mass storage device option back on your phone, but when you can get an aux cable for a dollar I say the less ****ing with my phone I have to do the better.
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I have the same problem. The problem is that they took out the option to connect as a mass storage device in ICS. The easiest way to connect your phone to your deck is with a 3.5mm aux cable. I got one on EBay for about $1 with free shipping. But you can still charge your phone off the USB port on your deck. I'm sure someone has figured out how to add the mass storage device option back on your phone, but when you can get an aux cable for a dollar I say the less ****ing with my phone I have to do the better.
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Thanks. For input. But another reason I want my Usb port to work correctly is because I have a touch screen dash and I like when the songs come up on the screen : p I have been using the 3.5mm for now
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Now that JB is out for the One X I want to get a USB OTG cable.
Can anyone who has one tested and working for plugging into an external hard drive (a 1tb externally powered Toshiba drive) post a link in the UK of where to get one? This will enable me to transfer files, photos and videos etc from the hard drive quickly / easily.
Ideally from amazon or someone like that - I don't fancy guessing which ones will work etc, it would be great to only buy one!
Many thanks in advance
i couldn't connect it external hard drive ( i think hard drive needs more Electricity ) but it works with flash memories fine
I think an OTG cable is an OTG cable... I just tried the one that came with my USB keyboard folio case I use with my Nexus 7, which works fine with the HOX now its updated to the new HBoot/kernel.
Azurael said:
I think an OTG cable is an OTG cable... I just tried the one that came with my USB keyboard folio case I use with my Nexus 7, which works fine with the HOX now its updated to the new HBoot/kernel.
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true, any otg cable should work if it's really otg, however you should get a usb powered one for a hard drive if the hard drive does not have a y split cable.
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I'm using a standard usb otg cable from amazon. I have an external powered hdd(2gb)(I believe it must be self powered anyways) and using the app called usb otg helper to make ntfs work with android.
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I use otg cable from my prestigo and it works fine.
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I'm using a standard usb otg cable from amazon. I have an external powered hdd(2gb)(I believe it must be self powered anyways) and using the app called usb otg helper to make ntfs work with android.
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Ahh - thank you!!
I have a Bytestor 4gb FAT32 stick that works fine with no extra power etc, but I tried my 1TB external powered hard drive and it failed
I only just realised it is NTFS to avoid the 4gb limit for files for videos etc.
So if I install USB OTG Helper I can use NTFS? Nice - that needs Root though - how can you use NTFS drives if you are not-rooted and stock JB?
oh, and I just got one of the standard USB OTB cables off Amazon for £3 and it worked fine. As others said, just buy any of them they probably work fine!
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oh, and I just got one of the standard USB OTB cables off Amazon for £3 and it worked fine. As others said, just buy any of them they probably work fine!
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i paid 99p for mine, it works fine.
Hi
I have OTG cable but i can not using this cable. What can i do?
SvSGEn said:
Hi
I have OTG cable but i can not using this cable. What can i do?
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Are you updated to JB?
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I just use a regular OTG cable.
bought cable from eBay and seems its working fine, the only problem is that if i connect usb flash with files on it sometimes it deletes most of files. that happened with my cars USB flash, i tried to connect it to manage some music but it deleted about 3GB of 4GB music...
can anybody tell me why is this happening?
Hey guys
i just got a usb otg cable but i can't get the kindle to tead my flash drive.
any help pls?
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Hey guys
i just got a usb otg cable but i can't get the kindle to tead my flash drive.
any help pls?
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Many OTG peripherals require the use of a powered USB hub as the Kindle needs power assistance in the USB department. The app "Stick Mount" has rendered success with accessing some flash drives. Unfortunately not ALL flash drives are compatible.
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Many OTG peripherals require the use of a powered USB hub as the Kindle needs power assistance in the USB department. The app "Stick Mount" has rendered success with accessing some flash drives. Unfortunately not ALL flash drives are compatible.
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i tried that app and nothing happens. it has a diagnostic tool also and it recognizes the flash drive.. but with no success.
if i need external power for a hub, then this entire thing is pointless.
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i tried that app and nothing happens. it has a diagnostic tool also and it recognizes the flash drive.. but with no success.
if i need external power for a hub, then this entire thing is pointless.
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If that app picks it up than a powered USB hub will probably make it work. For example....I tried using an optical USB mouse that was plugged straight into the OTG cable plugged straight into the Kindle. The mouse actually lite up BUT nothing happened besides that. When I obtained a powered hub it worked great using the same OTG cable with hub. What ROM are you using just out of curiousity?
I am using the 4.2.1_r1 AOSP ROM.
the thing is that I don't want to be dependant on elecricity. there isn't a plug every where. thank you for the time spent on my question
maybe should a nexus 7 and forget about it.
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I am using the 4.2.1_r1 AOSP ROM.
the thing is that I don't want to be dependant on elecricity. there isn't a plug every where. thank you for the time spent on my question
maybe should a nexus 7 and forget about it.
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Well if you don't want to be dependent on electricity there is a different method people have used for a USB power supply. Here is a Youtube link that should explain it, or you could just get a Nexus 7 lol http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=BFEMh0ZYT5M&desktop_uri=/watch?v=BFEMh0ZYT5M
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thanks for all the help
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The sandisk cruzer sdcz36-004g
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007JR531I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&keywords=sdcz36-004g&qid=1357184937&sr=8-2
Only 4gb but I'd prefer to carry around a few on a ring than a powered hub, or that arrangement with the Y cable and the phone charger.
Plug it directly into the otg cable and off you go, I've played 720p video from the flashdrive with several ROMs recently, paranoid android worked great, TWA_priv's 4.2 also works but with some mounting wackiness sometimes.
USB mass storage watcher seems better than stickmount right now IMO.
Would the 8gb cruzer switch work? I am planning on buying an OTG Cable and need to specify.
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Would the 8gb cruzer switch work? I am planning on buying an OTG Cable and need to specify.
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Sure it will work, but you'll need a wired hub of some sort to mount it, either connected to an outlet or using a Y cable and a battery powered phone charger, which is hassle to carry, finicky to mount and not really OTG. I've never found a drive over 4 gb which was usable just by sticking it into the end of the otg cable, and most drives 4 gb or under don't work either.
The cruzer 4gb is my one and only recommendation I'm afraid.
I know this thread is a little old but just wanted to list the mini attache 16gig flash works with no powered hub.
Downside is that it only works till about 70% of battery. After that its not enough voltage
Plug it into the kindle, then plug in the flash drive.
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I know this thread is a little old but just wanted to list the mini attache 16gig flash works with no powered hub.
Downside is that it only works till about 70% of battery. After that its not enough voltage
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Can you detail which app you used to mount it? I've tried quite a few of them but stick with USB otg helper and USB mass storage watcher.
Is it possible on stock device? I have tried all my tricks, no luck so far. Thanks for any idea on how to make it work.
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adapters or usb drive with the C connection? Also have to be formatted as fat32
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adapters or usb drive with the C connection? Also have to be formatted as fat32
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Using the usbc adapter. I have also tried fat32, the otg device is still not detected. I have tried stick mount but that fc instantly when I select mount.
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Something wrong with your port? It works fine for me with the included adapter. Suggest you try on a store display model for comparison.
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How it respond when u put it in?
All right. I am getting somewhere I think. Otg does work with the usbc to usb adapter (the big one). It's some long setup here as I have a microsdcard enclosure plugged into regular usb adapter (for pc) and now this usbc to usb adapter. But it works! However, the c to micro usb adapter (the small one) doesn't work unfortunately.
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I was testing this today, trying to connect a USB memory stick, and it didn't work with the USB on the Go adapter
Note 7 might need something different to be compatible with USB sticks
Mine worked no problem. With USB to USB-c adapter I plugged in a USB stick and it came up instantly. I even have a 6 in one card adapter that's USB I put I an SD card plugged it in and it came right up. Now the USB-C to micro USB adapter is not OTG certified I had to by one off Amazon that was so I could use my seek thermal camera that is a micro USB camera. With the Samsung provided adapter it will not work.
Well I know last time i tested mine it work fine then I picked it up in a safe location just in case I need it and used the one I bought on ebay call Rankie. Imo it could be a bad port as mention, could be a bad adapter, or something else. I have not tested it with my microsd card adapter to the usb adapter....
Fyi...plug device into the connector first then plug the connector with device attached to the phone.
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Fyi...plug device into the connector first then plug the connector with device attached to the phone.
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Tried. Not working