Hello!!
I am wondering whether the Kindle Fire has USB OTG support.
I have seen conflicting reviews of this topic, and I would like a definitive answer.
I realize that to have USB devices that require power, you need a powered hub.
I have seen people say that USB OTG is supported ICS and up, and I have seen people say that there is no support at all.
Could you tell me which it is?
Thank you
-Evan
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Hi everyone, quick word to all that these are working with the SGSII. No need to wait until Samsung release them in 1-2 months, and at 6x the price!
Clove Blog will have my video proof up in a couple of hours.
Only enough power to supply pendrives, but drives with their own power supplies, or drives connected to the phone via an externally powered HUB, will work.
Read speeds are fast enough to watch 1080p content.
Unfortunately USB keyboard/mouse, and two different USB gamepads were a fail.
If only I knew a place I could post this where there might be devs around who could read it and make USB gamepad support happen...
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Hi everyone, quick word to all that these are working with the SGSII. No need to wait until Samsung release them in 1-2 months, and at 6x the price!
Clove Blog will have my video proof up in a couple of hours.
Only enough power to supply pendrives, but drives with their own power supplies, or drives connected to the phone via an externally powered HUB, will work.
Read speeds are fast enough to watch 1080p content.
Unfortunately USB keyboard/mouse, and two different USB gamepads were a fail.
If only I knew a place I could post this where there might be devs around who could read it and make USB gamepad support happen...
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Thanks mate, just bought it...
No worries!
Did you see the official ones are priced to sell at like 12pounds!
can it work with a memory card reader?
If the card reader doesn't draw too much power. I tried with one and it didn't work, but if I plug it into my externally powered USB hub then it works fine.
Updated first post with the requisite video proof.
Do you have a link for that dell keyboard & mouse you used in the video?.. it looks great
The Dell Mouse is freely available, I got mine for a song on Ebay.
The keyboard is awesome, but sadly no longer made. Its a Dell-branded 'iGo Stowaway Ultraslim" keyboard, has a truly great hinge mechanism and folds down to next to nothing. You may be able to find it somewhere, but last time I checked I couldn't find any. There are lots of cheap HID profile BT keyboards out there, check my thread in the Galaxy S forums - lots of people confirmed various ones working.
Amazing! excellent video and info
it was nice to also demo the BT keyboard & mouse
thanks
OP, thank you!
Are you rooted? Anything special needed to do the bluetooth? Anything special other than the adapter cable needed for the USB memory stick?
@OP = great post and very informative video
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OP, thank you!
Are you rooted? Anything special needed to do the bluetooth? Anything special other than the adapter cable needed for the USB memory stick?
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Yep, its Rooted, but that was only for app restoration. There are no mods or hacks applied, everything you're seeing is stock functionality.
would this work on a galaxy s 1? if anyone knows
0utkast said:
would this work on a galaxy s 1? if anyone knows
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or desire ;p
I don't think either the Desire or the Galaxy S will do USB OTG (although the Desire may have it baked into a custom ROM, because I know it was enabled in the Nexus 1 with a mod, I don't know enough about Desire custom ROMs to know).
The original Galaxy S does support bluetooth keyboard and mouse though (I have a demo of that in my youtube channel also).
Quick ?
Can you use the BT keyboard without the virtual one popping up?
Hope they release the USB on the go cable ASAP!!!. Thank you very much for the video, it made me get more ansious to get one of this cables and be able to connect my external hard drive full of MKV files.
kior22 said:
Hope they release the USB on the go cable ASAP!!!. Thank you very much for the video, it made me get more ansious to get one of this cables and be able to connect my external hard drive full of MKV files.
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The first post links to ebay which has cables that work already. They are not OEM but do the trick
NZ, grats check this out
http://www.talkandroid.com/40821-sa...ndard-usb-otg-cable-for-usb-on-the-go-access/
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Great news....
So I am curious if anyone knows if this is possible or if one is even available. I am wondering if their is a memory card reader that you can connect to the micro USB port on he Kindle Fire and be able to transfer lets say pictures o your Kindle Fire?
The reason I ask this is I go hunting and we got a new Field Camera and I would like to be able to take the memory card out of the field camera and copy the pictures to my Kindle Fire to view.
Thank you in advance
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So I am curious if anyone knows if this is possible or if one is even available. I am wondering if their is a memory card reader that you can connect to the micro USB port on he Kindle Fire and be able to transfer lets say pictures o your Kindle Fire?
The reason I ask this is I go hunting and we got a new Field Camera and I would like to be able to take the memory card out of the field camera and copy the pictures to my Kindle Fire to view.
Thank you in advance
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Nope.
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Nope.
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Oh! That explains it!
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Haha. Yes, he did a great job.
The answer, not currently. What you are describing is your kindle acting as usb host. For an accessory to be host, it has to impliment a Protocol called usb on the go or usb otg. It appears as if our hardware supports this, but no guarantees yet. A few have tried to enable this on their custom kernels, but no one has succeeded yet. I hope this more properly answers your question. If someone successfully enables usb otg what you suggested could, ane would likely, be possible.
Android also announced a new standard call Android Open Accessory last year, but I haven't found any products making use of it aside from development boards. Here's the introductory paragraph from developers.android.com USB accessory page:
USB accessory mode allows users to connect USB host hardware specifically designed for Android-powered devices. The accessories must adhere to the Android accessory protocol outlined in the Android Accessory Development Kit documentation. This allows Android-powered devices that cannot act as a USB host to still interact with USB hardware. When an Android-powered device is in USB accessory mode, the attached Android USB accessory acts as the host, provides power to the USB bus, and enumerates connected devices. Android 3.1 (API level 12) supports USB accessory mode and the feature is also backported to Android 2.3.4 (API level 10) to enable support for a broader range of devices.
So if all else fails, I'd still expect to see some devices using AOA hit the market in the not-too-distant future. A keyboard with a sd card slot and a couple usb ports on it would be pretty awesome
This is being worked on in the ics builds. Its in an alpha stage i believe that it works to an extent right now. Should work completely soon, i think its in cm9_2_24
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This is being worked on in the ics builds. Its in an alpha stage i believe that it works to an extent right now. Should work completely soon, i think its in cm9_2_24
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I'm running the 2/24 build and looked around to see where it might be mounting a storage device, but I don't see it. For example, USB OTG is enabled on my Galaxy S2 and mounts storage devices on /sdcard/usbStorage. I've even tried creating that mount point on the Kindle Fire, but nothing happens. Do you have any more details?
im sorry, i mis-read the post on that, he stated that he was working on it, and it wasnt included in this build, my fault. that being said it shouldnt be too long before it is uploaded and made into an update here is the post about usb otg
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22929227&postcount=2230
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im sorry, i mis-read the post on that, he stated that he was working on it, and it wasnt included in this build, my fault. that being said it shouldnt be too long before it is uploaded and made into an update here is the post about usb otg
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22929227&postcount=2230
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No harm no foul. I thought I missed something or you had some insider knowledge that would let me test it for myself. Maybe just a little wishful thinking on both of our parts. In any case, it will be a great feature addition to the Kindle Fire if/when it becomes available.
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No harm no foul. I thought I missed something or you had some insider knowledge that would let me test it for myself. Maybe just a little wishful thinking on both of our parts. In any case, it will be a great feature addition to the Kindle Fire if/when it becomes available.
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yeah, ive been waiting for this for a while, given our limited storage capacity, usb host would be useful.
I second that. It would be nice to be able to use micro usb accessories but luckily they are working on making this a reality with the CM9 port for KF
Is there any way to connect my kindle fire to the TV? I have seen videos for the Galaxy Note, which was connected to the TV with this Adapter:
http://www.amazon.com/Menotek-Adapter-IMPROVED-Protocol-Sensation/dp/B005F9W6DU
Does anyone know if it would be possible to connect the kindle fire with the same adapter?
anybody?
That adapter probably will not work. But i do have this:
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/mobile/cEY7Sw2gIjA
I can't make any sense of that but if you can Good Luck!
I wouldn't be so quick to shoot down that adapter but I can't give you any answers and I don't think any of us can unless they'd already tried it. I say it's cheap, so go for it and tell us how it went!
Hey guys just a quick question. Is there support on the Kindle Fire for us to hook up one of these adapters?
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Hey guys just a quick question. Is there support on the Kindle Fire for us to hook up one of these adapters?
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You want to output a video/audio signal from the micro-USB port? That sure would be awesome but I don't believe it'll work......someone please correct me if I'm wrong
Are there any Kernels that support this? I know stock does not...
Im just wondering because it would be handy to use my phone as a fluke.
Bumping this, instead of making a new thread with the exact same question! Really no support for Ethernet in OP5T?I know that older OnePlus phones support it in stock OS, just get a cheap USB2 dongle and plug n' play (pretty much). When did they drop this support? Anyone who knows?