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What's the largest capacity USB HDD not externally powered anyone has successfully used with his/her SG S3 using an OTG USB cable?
Please, please be specific in terms of the capacity, format (NTFS, Fat32, etc.), brand, model, and the OTG cable used (preferably include where you bought it from) any other info you can provide. There are just so many different threads pertaining to S3 and I really can't tell under which one this topic should fit. I did search most forums but no one has yet provided this specific info. Just quite a few people reporting successes and failures without much details.
Again, I know lots and lots of people have successfully connected hard drives as large as 1 or 2 TB but they were externally powered . I want to see how large we can go by just directly connecting a hard drive (again, no flash drives, etc.).
Thank you all!
XooLoo said:
What's the largest USB HDD not externally powered anyone has successfully used with his/her SG S3 using an OTG USB cable? !
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2.5" Western Digital.
Kangburra said:
2.5" Western Digital.
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Funny! But seriously, what is the capacity of the drive your connected?
Anyone?!
1TB
XooLoo said:
What's the largest capacity USB HDD not externally powered anyone has successfully used with his/her SG S3 using an OTG USB cable?
Please, please be specific in terms of the capacity, format (NTFS, Fat32, etc.), brand, model, and the OTG cable used (preferably include where you bought it from) any other info you can provide. There are just so many different threads pertaining to S3 and I really can't tell under which one this topic should fit. I did search most forums but no one has yet provided this specific info. Just quite a few people reporting successes and failures without much details.
Again, I know lots and lots of people have successfully connected hard drives as large as 1 or 2 TB but they were externally powered . I want to see how large we can go by just directly connecting a hard drive (again, no flash drives, etc.).
Thank you all!
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Samsung 2,5" S2 portable 1TB
USB only (no external supply)
1TB @ compressed NTFS
Single 1TB partition
HDD Works and recognize normally using "Paragon NTFS&HFS+", available free at PlayStore.
You dont need to open this software everytime, just let it installed. It mount the external drives automatically.
fabioschmidt said:
Samsung 2,5" S2 portable 1TB
USB only (no external supply)
1TB @ compressed NTFS
Single 1TB partition
HDD Works and recognize normally using "Paragon NTFS&HFS+", available free at PlayStore.
You dont need to open this software everytime, just let it installed. It mount the external drives automatically.
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THANK YOU for responding! Is this your drive? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152298
XooLoo said:
THANK YOU for responding! Is this your drive?
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Yes, it is, but mine is USB2.0. Strange because I think that S2 portable was USB2.0 and M3 portable is USB3.0.
Mine has a mini-usb connector, so it is only USB2.0.
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fabioschmidt said:
yes, it is, but mine is usb2.0. Strange because i think that s2 portable was usb2.0 and m3 portable is usb3.0.
Mine has a mini-usb connector, so it is only usb2.0.
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wd 1tb usb 3.0
Portable HDD
fabioschmidt said:
Yes, it is, but mine is USB2.0. Strange because I think that S2 portable was USB2.0 and M3 portable is USB3.0.
Mine has a mini-usb connector, so it is only USB2.0.
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I tried my 500 gb Samsung external HDD with my S3. It couldn't read it.
USB Powered Drive
External 2.5 HDD - 500 GB to 1TB exfat format. Somehow , after one successful mount , it say hard disk corrupted the second time i connect it..
XooLoo said:
THANK YOU for responding! Is this your drive? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152298
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Well sad to report that this one did not work. Now so far I've only tried it in NTFS using Paragon which did not recognize it, but I don't think formatting it in Fat32 will make any difference ..
SUNUN said:
wd 1tb usb 3.0
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Strange... I've tried it with my WD USB 3.0 500GB in NTFS & Fat32 with no luck...
penkeerthi said:
External 2.5 HDD - 500 GB to 1TB exfat format. Somehow , after one successful mount , it say hard disk corrupted the second time i connect it..
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Try installing Paragon NTFS (free on Play Store). What brand/model is your drive?
2,5 500GB USB 3.0 Toshiba Canvio .
this one : http://us.toshiba.com/computers/storage/portable/canvio-3/
I tried a 1tb Portable seagrave hard drive into a wired hub and my s3 said it's blank
mflow said:
2,5 500GB USB 3.0 Toshiba Canvio .
this one : http://us.toshiba.com/computers/storage/portable/canvio-3/
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Is this the model number for the one you have? HDTC605XK3A1 (http://us.toshiba.com/computers/storage/portable/canvio-3/HDTC605XK3A1)
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Try installing Paragon NTFS (free on Play Store). What brand/model is your drive?
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Some hard disks do not start with Galaxy S3 5V supply, because all of them are rated to 1A, but my Samsung S2 portable may have a soft start that do not drain more current than Galaxy S3 can provide.
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Samsungnooby said:
I tried a 1tb Portable seagrave hard drive into a wired hub and my s3 said it's blank
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You need PARAGON software installed to read NTFS and compressed volumes. My first try, even with paragon installed, said that the disk is blank, but i think when I restarted phone it started working.
For your information, I acquired a SanDisk 64GB Micro SD card. I put it on Windows, formatted it in NTFS, and put in my Galaxy S3. First it said that the volume whas blank, but some seconds paragon NTFS/HFS+ recognize it and let me browse the files.
The interest thing is that the phone's camera, and every function in the phone recognize the card with ntfs normally.
Samsung g2
I have a Samsung G2 Portable 500GB. It works fine without any software. I just plugged it in and out worked. Played A Full HD movie from the it without hassle.
Is it possible to connect an external hard drive through an OTG cable?? If so would it have to be a hard drive that can be powered through 1 usb cable
Yes it's certainly possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9MSX10RZRE
Skip to 1:04 where he starts testing hard drives. First a USB powered 250GB model, and after that a 2TB disk with its own power supply. Both work.
Kiahnlliya said:
Yes it's certainly possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9MSX10RZRE
Skip to 1:04 where he starts testing hard drives. First a USB powered 250GB model, and after that a 2TB disk with its own power supply. Both work.
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Another option, which I have done with my Xoom2 tab, and which should work with the Note 2...is to use a main-powered USB hub, then you can connect as many USB devices as you like, all at the same time.
At one point I had a camera, keyboard, mouse, usb stick and external drive all connected and all working...I have used an SD card reader as well =]
Just plug in the hub through the OTG, then everything else in to the hub...job done!
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Is it possible to connect an external hard drive through an OTG cable?? If so would it have to be a hard drive that can be powered through 1 usb cable
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I've managed to successfully connect drives up to & including 64gb, but not higher (it claims 'external drive is corrupted' - but drive works fine in all PCs etc.). It may be dependent on the format of the external drive.
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I've managed to successfully connect drives up to & including 64gb, but not higher (it claims 'external drive is corrupted' - but drive works fine in all PCs etc.). It may be dependent on the format of the external drive.
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It does indeed...needs to be formatted in FAT32 I believe, I'm not sure if it will recognise NTFS.
I use Swissknife, it lets you format big drives e.g. 500GB in FAT32 =]
That should let you use it with the OTG cable.
It will recognise hard drives formatted to exfat, as long as they are independantly powered - no file size limitation.
It works with thumb drives, so I would assume also hdd: paragon ntfs. Free in the app store, requres root.
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Has anyone tried a 128 GB thumbdrive?
I am thinking about buying one in order to store movies and then share it between the Note 2 and a Nexus 10 (perhaps). Since I found Mizuu, it has been really interesting to carry a big movie library for travelling and access them through a nice interface.
E90 Commie said:
Has anyone tried a 128 GB thumbdrive?
I am thinking about buying one in order to store movies and then share it between the Note 2 and a Nexus 10 (perhaps). Since I found Mizuu, it has been really interesting to carry a big movie library for travelling and access them through a nice interface.
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Yeah, it works for me!
E90 Commie said:
Has anyone tried a 128 GB thumbdrive?
I am thinking about buying one in order to store movies and then share it between the Note 2 and a Nexus 10 (perhaps). Since I found Mizuu, it has been really interesting to carry a big movie library for travelling and access them through a nice interface.
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No problem with mine.
Handschriftlich von meinem Note 2 gesendet
E90 Commie said:
Has anyone tried a 128 GB thumbdrive?
I am thinking about buying one in order to store movies and then share it between the Note 2 and a Nexus 10 (perhaps). Since I found Mizuu, it has been really interesting to carry a big movie library for travelling and access them through a nice interface.
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Didn't work for me
This is a pretty neat idea, and is compatible with the new Droid line. For $12 you get a coin-sized micro SD adapter that attaches to your key chain. Supports up to 64Gb micro SD cards.
I have 3 of these, I'm an original Kickstarter backer & love this little thing
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I got a pair of them, too. I use them mainly for movie storage for my Nexus 7. You can use a 64GB card, but you (usually) have to reformat it as FAT32. The 64GB cards come formatted with exFAT, which isn't widely supported by Android devices.
reggie14 said:
I got a pair of them, too.
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Sounds good)
What about battery drain with this adapter?
I've got one, but it hasn't worked since I upgraded to KitKat. Stickmount doesn't seem to work for me, either. Does anyone have this working with KitKat? What's the trick?
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Sounds good)
What about battery drain with this adapter?
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No idea. I haven't noticed much of a difference. What are you trying to do? The main reason to use an adapter like this seems to be to play videos stored on a microSD card. I would strongly expect that the screen and CPU/GPU would be dominating the power usage in that case.
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I've got one, but it hasn't worked since I upgraded to KitKat. Stickmount doesn't seem to work for me, either. Does anyone have this working with KitKat? What's the trick?
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Unfortunately, the 4.4 update removed USB-OTG support. You can't mount USB sticks anymore (unless you root and install StickMount). However, you could use a third party application like Total Commander with the USB Stick plugin. You still can't mount the card, but you can access files through the Total Commander app.
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What are you trying to do?
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you asked right question))
it will be not all time-plugged storage, but on demand to watch videos or show photos e.t.c.
Gonna buy! )
I use this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...20821&ef_id=UgAJZwAAAFmLfDUC:20140411193344:s
It's a flash drive with a USB 2.0 connector on one side, and a micro USB OTG connector on the other. It's awesome. I do TWRP backups to this drive and it works like a charm.
Also handy for storing tons of videos.
FYI. I got USB OTG support working on my Droid Maxx. I'm rooted, but otherwise haven't done anything out of the ordinary to the phone. I don't think you have to be rooted to get it to work, but I have no way to verify that myself.
Anyway, the instructions are over in the Moto-X forum, and they work fine for the Maxx.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/otg-supported-4-4-2-unrooted-via-t2709553
The trick is to create a shortcut to the "Qualcomm Settings" app, run it, and enable USB OTG support there.
An interesting idea. Thanks for sharing.
BTW-OTG works as is on 444.
I am from India and using this Sandisk 2in1 USB Disk to transfer files to and fro (b/w DroidMAXX and any computer)... It costs 599Rs when I have bought... Working fine on OnePlus ONE also...
LINK HERE
Just received my Kingston off USB it works fine. I use fx to view the drive and transfer files
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zerogun said:
I use this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...20821&ef_id=UgAJZwAAAFmLfDUC:20140411193344:s
It's a flash drive with a USB 2.0 connector on one side, and a micro USB OTG connector on the other. It's awesome. I do TWRP backups to this drive and it works like a charm.
Also handy for storing tons of videos.
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Are you doing twrp backups in recover? If you did how did you get twrp to read ext SD?
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Are you doing twrp backups in recover? If you did how did you get twrp to read ext SD?
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TWRP would not recognize the external SD. I had to offer use CWM.
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TWRP would not recognize the external SD. I had to offer use CWM.
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What version are you using?
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The Newest version of twrp supports ext sd . helps out a ton when you want to back up your current setup just incase you do something stupid.
hi, i i will buy a galaxy tab3, 8 or 10" im not sure, i wana t know if it can mount an external HD so i can copy read files from my hard drive ??
i had a note 10.1" but i coudnt do this. but my actualy lenovo thinkpad tablet can mount my 320gb hard drive hitachi easly..
thks a lotttttttttttt
I was able to mount a 8 GB flashdrive, but I have no idea if it can handle a 350 GB hard drive.
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Hurrycanejohn said:
I was able to mount a 8 GB flashdrive, but I have no idea if it can handle a 350 GB hard drive.
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yes , i know, no problem with flashdrives, but external hard drives, thts the problem, a friend of mine, told me tht GS3 can mount/read HD , even its jsut a phone, so i thought tht galaxy tab 3 can do it even its ony dualcore not a quadcore! in youtube i didnt find such thing about the tab3..
Doesn't depend on how many cores a device has. Depends on how much power it can supply to the externally connected device.
USBs require low power whereas HDDs require a lot more
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Doesn't depend on how many cores a device has. Depends on how much power it can supply to the externally connected device.
USBs require low power whereas HDDs require a lot more
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so, did u try to plug an external HD? does it work? the GS3 can make it. thnks
I think if the external drive has it's own power supply it should work. I have one I'll dig out and try it later.
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so, did u try to plug an external HD? does it work? the GS3 can make it. thnks
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Yes I did and it did not work. I also tried many different lo wpower devices and it did so I'm assuming what I said is right
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Yes I did and it did not work. I also tried many different lo wpower devices and it did so I'm assuming what I said is right
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ok, thks for yr comment, it helped me a lot.......
I just connected a 10 port, powered, USB 3.0 hub (working in USB 2.0 I guess) connected 5 USB 3.0 harddisks and a pen drive. All drives were detected but the ntfs ones were reported as unknown file system.
You can connect terrabytes via USB on the go.
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Just clarifying, I DID NOT test it with a powered hub. All I used was anormal USB OTG acble. No external power was supplied
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Just clarifying, I DID NOT test it with a powered hub. All I used was anormal USB OTG acble. No external power was supplied
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yes, and this is the aim of wht we r talking! no power supply , the only power tht the HD receives cames from the tablet its self, ...
thnks again a lotttttttttttt
There is often not enough power available for attached USB devices, a reference for USB host power problem: http://www.draisberghof.de/android/pppwidget.html
ketut.kumajaya said:
There is often not enough power available for attached USB devices, a reference for USB host power problem: http://www.draisberghof.de/android/pppwidget.html
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Hee Ketut, kenken
No, my USB Hardisks demand too much power. Pendrives or USB HD's with external power work fine.
Gede said:
Hee Ketut, kenken
No, my USB Hardisks demand too much power. Pendrives or USB HD's with external power work fine.
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Of course your powered USB hub solution will always work, USB devices will never draw to much power from the host.
BTW, Penarukan, Keloncing, Sinabun, Suwug not so far from Singaraja
the thinkpad tablet can supply my hard drive 320 gega hitachi... and as a friend told me, the gs3 can do it too
tarekboukaf said:
hi, i i will buy a galaxy tab3, 8 or 10" im not sure, i wana t know if it can mount an external HD so i can copy read files from my hard drive ??
i had a note 10.1" but i coudnt do this. but my actualy lenovo thinkpad tablet can mount my 320gb hard drive hitachi easly..
thks a lotttttttttttt
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I have just connected my tab 3 with an external 80 gb old laptop hard drive in a caddy,it has to be formatted fat and has to have a power supply.It read and played all my 40 odd films no trouble.
Seagate 2 TB ext powered Go-flex
Yes it works, I have rooted device Tab 3 8.0 T311, with all must have apps topped with 'Paragon exFAT, NTFS & HFS+'
My drive - A 2 TB ext powered Seagate Goflex :silly:
Works smoothly
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FYI if ur not aware u need to be rooted, have busybox (once rooted its a must have, if not for this for other important apps), get a good OTG cable, for drives with no ext power supply better get a Amkette or Transcend USB 3.0 powered USB Hub's, you wouldn't want ur drive sucking ur tab's battery like a vampire
and have fun Yeaa !
I'm interested in getting this tablet to replace my laptop while traveling. I need to somehow download microSD cards full of pictures taken from my DSLR into an external 2.5" USB drive. Can somebody verify that this tablet supports OTG and if so then it has enough juice for a 2.5" hard drive (or SSD)?
Thanks.
I was unable to get OTG to work.
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All my recemt Samsung devices have supported OTG, so no reason why this one shouldn't.
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Yep. Works great for me.
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Yep. Works great for me.
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Interesting, I will have to give it another go.
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You can use Total Commander and the USB plug in for it and it works fine and without root.
Otg working fine for me with mouse, keyboard, ps4 controller.
Stickmount Pro works the best in my opinion and allows you to use your favorite root explorer. Just create a shortcut to your home screen and when Stickmount mounts your micro drive all you have to do then is open the home screen shortcut
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Hi, yes it does, I have used it on my tab s 10.1
I'm about to order a 10.5 LTE version but need confirmation that OTG is working.
Does it give enough power to get a 500GB HDD spinning up and running? Or will I need an external power source?
Many thanks in advance
7amdoun said:
I'm about to order a 10.5 LTE version but need confirmation that OTG is working.
Does it give enough power to get a 500GB HDD spinning up and running? Or will I need an external power source?
Many thanks in advance
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you mean SDD ??
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you mean SDD ??
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No, a regular Western Digital "My Passport" USB HDD.
My Nexus 5 provides enough power without needing a y-cable/external power. But thats probably because it has a snapdragon 800 chipset.
The Tab S uses an Exynos 5 so I'm worried it won't be able to power up the drive.
Anyone tried a USB HDD with the tab S?
Many thanks in advance
Can't get my hdd to work on the t805 weird thought because my g3 can power it.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 USB OTG works with my 32gb PNY flash drive. I formatted it first in FAT 32 and my drive was recognised instantly. You can double check if it is recognised under the 'storage' option in settings, then in the USB OTG storage tab.
Then i reformatted it in exFAT on my computer and it still works perfectly. It was instantly recognised upon plugging it into the tablet.
The USB OTB cable (micro usb to female usb) I used was a cheap generic ebay one which does the job. So yes, this device does support USB OTG natively (though I haven't tried NTFS format yet).
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Galaxy Tab S 10.5 USB OTG works with my 32gb PNY flash drive. I formatted it first in FAT 32 and my drive was recognised instantly. You can double check if it is recognised under the 'storage' option in settings, then in the USB OTG storage tab.
Then i reformatted it in exFAT on my computer and it still works perfectly. It was instantly recognised upon plugging it into the tablet.
The USB OTB cable (micro usb to female usb) I used was a cheap generic ebay one which does the job. So yes, this device does support USB OTG natively (though I haven't tried NTFS format yet).
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I can also confirm what you are saying is true USB OTG works on my T-800
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All my recemt Samsung devices have supported OTG, so no reason why this one shouldn't.
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Is it Samsung tab 3 SM-t211 support ?
Nope there is no support
Tryptonite said:
You can use Total Commander and the USB plug in for it and it works fine and without root.
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This post was from 2014. Is your OTG still working? Mine was working up until about a year ago and now it doesn't work. I am on version 6.0.1 with the SM-T705, not rooted. I have tried using the Total Commander with USB plug in, but the tablet doesn't recognize the 16 GB USB drive at all. Any other suggestions?