I have the European model in Germany and i have test 4 different otg but not working. Can anyone help or send a otg that works with axon 7?
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That's super weird Axon 7 should work , check this post of mine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68206046&postcount=3
Mine work finger. I have a few otg sd cards, - Eaget 64gb otg cards. They work fine. I do use es explorer pro though.
After restart worked Fine. Can close thred.
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I haven't been able to get OTG working with an Xbox One controller (it seems to draw too much power as the phone just freezes then shutdowns). I've tried a bunch of cables - some restart some don't. The closest I've got is the controller vibrating every 10 seconds or so. Has anyone got a working Xbox One controller with this phone via OTG?
0gati said:
I haven't been able to get OTG working with an Xbox One controller (it seems to draw too much power as the phone just freezes then shutdowns). I've tried a bunch of cables - some restart some don't. The closest I've got is the controller vibrating every 10 seconds or so. Has anyone got a working Xbox One controller with this phone via OTG?
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I've gotten a wireless Xbox 360 controller to work using a wireless receiver but I think directly plugging in a wired controller is just too much for the axon 7's port to handle
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I have the European model in Germany and i have test 4 different otg but not working. Can anyone help or send a otg that works with axon 7?
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i´m using this, without any problems
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EZ0X55C/ref=twister_B01IKC9ZW8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Anyone know how many amps the Axon 7's USB C port can output? Might give some insight as to why some OTG devices aren't working.
Bumping this. I have a Ps4 controller that was working fine with my OPO via USB OTG. I tried it with the Axon 7 via the same USB OTG cable, but with the USB-C adapter that came with the Axon 7.
The Ps4 controller lights up, but doesn't actually work.
Would be very disappointed if power draw is limiting this aspect of the phone.
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Bumping this. I have a Ps4 controller that was working fine with my OPO via USB OTG. I tried it with the Axon 7 via the same USB OTG cable, but with the USB-C adapter that came with the Axon 7.
The Ps4 controller lights up, but doesn't actually work.
Would be very disappointed if power draw is limiting this aspect of the phone.
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I haven't gotten any OTG devices working with the USB-C to MicroUSB adapter (ps4 controller, 2.5" portable HDD, USB memory sticks). Perhaps this adapter is only for charging and not for data/OTG? Or perhaps the MicroUSB OTG cable I'm using is just incompatible with the adapter.
I've now ordered and am awaiting proper USB-C OTG cables.
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I haven't gotten any OTG devices working with the USB-C to MicroUSB adapter (ps4 controller, 2.5" portable HDD, USB memory sticks). Perhaps this adapter is only for charging and not for data/OTG? Or perhaps the MicroUSB OTG cable I'm using is just incompatible with the adapter.
I've now ordered and am awaiting proper USB-C OTG cables.
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Do update us if that helps.
Seems like YMMV with USB-OTG. there's a video of someone getting thumb drives to read with USB-OTG on YouTube. There's also someone on Reddit who got a 360 controller to work OTG also. Dunno if the latter used the adapter, though.
I decided to check if it would read my Tab S2, and sure enough, it was able to read the media content.
OK, I ordered a Belkin USB-C to USB-A adapter. Still no luck. Seems like the adapter might not have been the issue after all. As before, the Ps4 controller will light up, but won't respond.
From what I've read online, this Belkin cable has passed proper USB-C certifications, too.
EDIT - I tried a wired Xbox 360 controller, it works.
Still it's a bit of an inconvenience. The cord for the 360 controller is way too long. I specifically bought the Ps4 controller because I had a GCM10 controller mount from Sony. It holds the Axon 7 perfectly.
Also tried an Xbox One. As a previous user said, the phone simply shuts off when trying this.
Get my A2017G yesterday and non of my USB Stick work with the Axon as OTG
I use the orig. c -> microusb adapter with four different otg cables and 10 of different usb sticks (that all work fine with other otg phones with the same otg cables).
Then i use the Axon c adapter on my PC with USB C but same here, dont recognizes any stick.
Is the Axon C adapter only for charge? But i wonder that when i used the adapter with normal micro usb cable on pc, the phone was detected.
Any solution why otg want work on phone?
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Get my A2017G yesterday and non of my USB Stick work with the Axon as OTG
I use the orig. c -> microusb adapter with four different otg cables and 10 of different usb sticks (that all work fine with other otg phones with the same otg cables).
Then i use the Axon c adapter on my PC with USB C but same here, dont recognizes any stick.
Is the Axon C adapter only for charge? But i wonder that when i used the adapter with normal micro usb cable on pc, the phone was detected.
Any solution why otg want work on phone?
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Have you try reboot? For me worked.
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Yes, more then one times reboot with and without stick in but no luck
The included micro usb to usb c adapter/dongle seems to work for transferring files to the computer and charging. I tried the adapter with my old otg cable and it did not work with any usb flash drives that i have. However a usb c otg adapter from ebay works with all the drives fine.
USB OTG works but the Axon 7 is lacking drivers. I got a USB thumb drive to mount but there's no Ethernet support.
kevinmcmurtrie said:
USB OTG works but the Axon 7 is lacking drivers. I got a USB thumb drive to mount but there's no Ethernet support.
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Would a rooted app like Stickmount help?
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Would a rooted app like Stickmount help?
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No, but a Custom kernel would
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If people still want to use a Ps4 controller, you can try the Sixaxis Controller app on the app store. It costs $2.99. it connects the Dualshock 4 via BT, but there's no noticeable latency. I've been using it the past few days. One other good thing about this is that you can also charge the phone while using this method.
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Hi All,
Has anyone tested the new nexus 7 (2013) with a slim port and tried USB OTG at the same time?
I am very keen to find out if i can use a Nexus 7 as a portal Media machine to play back movies from a thumb drive on Hotel TVs when i travel without the need to move the file.
I understand I'd lose ability to charge the nexus 7 using USB OTG (OTG limitation) but I can live with that.
Thanks for any results
Tony.
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Hi All,
Has anyone tested the new nexus 7 (2013) with a slim port and tried USB OTG at the same time?
I am very keen to find out if i can use a Nexus 7 as a portal Media machine to play back movies from a thumb drive on Hotel TVs when i travel without the need to move the file.
I understand I'd lose ability to charge the nexus 7 using USB OTG (OTG limitation) but I can live with that.
Thanks for any results
Tony.
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AFAIK the Slimport cable needs to be directly plugged into the USB port so it can switch the Nexus 4 from standard microUSB to Slimport broadcast mode on negotiating with the hardware. If you attempted to run the Slimport adaptor through a hub or Y-cable it wouldn't work.
Thanks,
I was wondering if I could plug an OTG cable into the female on something like:
(sorry if direct product links aren't allowed)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Slimport-HD...=UTF8&qid=1378228626&sr=8-2&keywords=slimport
Acuum2 said:
Thanks,
I was wondering if I could plug an OTG cable into the female on something like:
(sorry if direct product links aren't allowed)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Slimport-HD...=UTF8&qid=1378228626&sr=8-2&keywords=slimport
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I have attempts to connect an OTG cable to the female port on my Slimport without any luck. The Slimport worked well otherwise.
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vcallas said:
I have attempts to connect an OTG cable to the female port on my Slimport without any luck. The Slimport worked well otherwise.
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Thank you for the test results.
shame... oh well!
T.
vcallas said:
I have attempts to connect an OTG cable to the female port on my Slimport without any luck. The Slimport worked well otherwise.
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Yeah, the microUSB port on the Slimport is for power only, the data pins aren't even wired up.
Suppose I connect Nexus 7 to a monitor through SlimPort. This monitor has USB ports built in. If I connect a keyboard or mouse to this USB port, will it work with the tablet?
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Suppose I connect Nexus 7 to a monitor through SlimPort. This monitor has USB ports built in. If I connect a keyboard or mouse to this USB port, will it work with the tablet?
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No - this wont work.
As stated above the data pins on the slimport are not connected so the USB can't be used for anything other than power.
ie. Tablet can't do anything else over usb when the slimport is in use.
Bluetooth keyboard + mouse could work for you though
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No - this wont work.
As stated above the data pins on the slimport are not connected so the USB can't be used for anything other than power.
ie. Tablet can't do anything else over usb when the slimport is in use.
Bluetooth keyboard + mouse could work for you though
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Thanks. My intention was to use the tablet as a PC alternative for my parents. I have dropped the idea. Now I am thinking about getting one of those Android mini PCs instead (thread here).
The issue is the limited number of pins on the Micro USB port are multi-purpose.
A Micro USB port has 5 pins, one is power and another is ground, that leaves 3 for data. These 3 "flip" (for want of a better word) between USB mode and Slimport mode, So it can only do one or the other at any time.
So the lack of data pins on the slimport pass-through port (as stated above) is not the issue. They didn't bother wiring them up because they share a couple of pins in common and so wouldn't work anyway.
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Just to clarify a slimport Micro USB connector has 5 pins. Samsung on the other hand are now using MHL 3.0 and they are pushing on with an 11 pin connectors that open up all sorts of options such as simultaneous data connections and even multiple displays! nice!
normskilight said:
A Micro USB port has 5 pins, one is power and another is ground, that leaves 3 for data. These 3 "flip" (for want of a better word) between USB mode and Slimport mode, So it can only do one or the other at any time.
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Exactly. SlimPort™ Technology White Paper has a nice explanation along with the good picture showing SlimPort architeture (see page 4)
since i got tablets, i miss the possibility to charge and use usb at the same time. And so,i tried a lot of adapters. On my note 10.1 2014, i tried one, from samsung, that was specialised for the note pro 12.2, sorry,dont know the exact Type,but i bring it,promised.....
Also with my tab s2 9,7Lte (815),i try different ones,but no one work,till i try this one from samsung again......and.....it works perfectly. The TabS2 have a build in ethernet interface (settings, other connections, ethernet). I plug in a ethernet cable,work....... plug in charger.......work......then i connect my IRig UA,got power and it works.......charging not interupted, ethernet still working......and the adapter have two Usb 2.0 Ports and 1 Usb3.0 mini Port (like Note3) for charging, but also works with a micro usb 2.0.........
Thats fantastic......i be absolutely happy with the tab S2.....got root now, amazing power.....great device samsung......
The only prob is, some apps don't support ethernet for internet connections,like chrome and others. There is a tool for xposed, calles fake wifi connection, but Xposed don't work at the moment,about my Rom isn't deodexed......but soon, i think.
Or anyone got another solution for this?
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The Name of the Adapter is Samsung ET-UP900 ......
I installed the app Eth0 from playstore, that let the apps think, a 3G connection is running, so, all apps, inkluded playstore are working fine now......
In my company, we have a VPN network, Remote desktop Connections and all the Admin Stuff is working fine...... You can configure the Ethernet Settings automatic, with dhcp or you can set a fixed ip adress and set the subnet and Gateway ......
I tried it with Ethernet, charging, and two USB Ports running a Audio Interface, and an USBStick on the other....perfect....
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Hi
I have the Tab S1 running stock kitkat 4.4.2, My windows computer is an HP 20" tablet and it came with an hp usb to ethernet adaptor, after reading this thread i decided to give it a go, and it works great and i did not have to change any setting or install any software and i can browse the net with not problems.
So it looks like non Samsung usb to ethernet adapters can work as well.
John.
Yes, the ethernet adapter is no wonder.......more interesting is that USB and charging work also.....normaly, the usb port on Android tablet is physically so configured, that is can only charge or Power a usb device....(of course a kernel thing also).....and on the Tab S2 work all at the same time........
on Android devices should work every USB to Ethernet Adapter via OTG Cable, or you find a micro usb to ethernet......
On the note 10.1 2014 LTE, i found no adapter, that allows to charge and using usb at the same time, including the Lavalink adapter, that should.....
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@john, browsing the net is no problem, but some apps,playstore also, needs to have a WiFi or 3g connection. (Try to download an app in playstore with ethernet) so you need for this apps a tool, that fake them, they have a 3g or WiFi connection. That's not a problem of the adapter, that apps aren't made to run with lan . This problem can be fixed with eth0 app.....
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I made my own USB OTG cable and with an 82k resistor on pin 5 of the USB cable it charges and does OTG at the same time. Note however that it also keeps the CPU awake so you need to keep the charger connected, or put a switch/relay in series with the resistor- otherwise the battery only lasts a couple of days.
I've installed my S2 9.7 LTE as a replacement for my car's stereo and its going pretty great so far.
Are you using a (specific) USB hub for all these cables / adapters to connect to you tab 2?
one4spl said:
I made my own USB OTG cable and with an 82k resistor on pin 5 of the USB cable it charges and does OTG at the same time. Note however that it also keeps the CPU awake so you need to keep the charger connected, or put a switch/relay in series with the resistor- otherwise the battery only lasts a couple of days.
I've installed my S2 9.7 LTE as a replacement for my car's stereo and its going pretty great so far.
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Using as my car stereo is the reason I bought this. What deck are you using. What apps to use for driving, that sorta thing. I'm kinda new to exploring the simplest way to integrate this. I have a magnetic mount so I just throw it on my dash and drive. So far so good but I know it can be better.
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There is also adapter called STS-2UE. It's a hub that has 2 x USB ports, Ethernet connection, and it charges the tablet and peripherals in the same time while accessing ethernet and USBs data. It cost around $90 or $100 bucks. On their website lavalink.com you can find a list of supported Samsung tablets. They are a Silver Samsung Partner, plus using this board won't wave your warranty because it doesn't require rooting the tablet. Cheers
Palima said:
There is also adapter called STS-2UE. It's a hub that has 2 x USB ports, Ethernet connection, and it charges the tablet and peripherals in the same time while accessing ethernet and USBs data. It cost around $90 or $100 bucks. On their website lavalink.com you can find a list of supported Samsung tablets. They are a Silver Samsung Partner, plus using this board won't wave your warranty because it doesn't require rooting the tablet. Cheers
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Looking around in Aliexpress and haven't found any so far. There seems to be either one or other, charge or otg. Any keywords or any that could be bought in 2019 at Amazon or Aliexpress? Literally I want charging and Internet thru rj45 at the same time to flow to the same micro-usb cable that connects to tablet.
Charging and Ethernet at same time
Hi,
Take a look here for these product > https://lavasimulcharge.com/shop/page/1/
It's very expensive... i think.
Best Regards
Hello everybody, i just received a usb type-c to female usb adapter (made by Victsing®) from amazon on this link amazon.fr/VicTsing-Adapteur-Convertisseur-Chromebook-appareils/dp/B017I8A40CUnfortunately it is not working on my oneplus 2. I plugged a mouse, xbox 360 controller, usb pen drive and it didn't even turned on. No lights, nothing...
Is there any tweak or app to instal to make it work? My opt is rooted and xposed is installed.
Thanks in advance!
karimfilal said:
Hello everybody, i just received a usb type-c to female usb adapter (made by Victsing®) from amazon on this link amazon.fr/VicTsing-Adapteur-Convertisseur-Chromebook-appareils/dp/B017I8A40CUnfortunately it is not working on my oneplus 2. I plugged a mouse, xbox 360 controller, usb pen drive and it didn't even turned on. No lights, nothing...
Is there any tweak or app to instal to make it work? My opt is rooted and xposed is installed.
Thanks in advance!
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after looking through many forums, it seems that the issue is that OnePlus has used a slightly different setup with a 2.0 usb type-c connector so it doesn't work with anything other than their first party connectors. I have tried to connect a kingston data traveler microduo 3c and it isn't recognised either
So the issue is a hardware problem i guess, only solution is to buy their usb type c to micro usb adapted and then plug OTG cable?
So there will be no software fix...
Where do we find this orignal convertor
karimfilal said:
So the issue is a hardware problem i guess, only solution is to buy their usb type c to micro usb adapted and then plug OTG cable?
So there will be no software fix...
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It may be possible for them to provide an update that creates a workaround to the problem however that does not seem very likely, i guess we just have to wait and see
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izzikiorage said:
Where do we find this orignal convertor
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the original converter would be on the oneplus site or i have heard they are also available on Ali Express
So not in India yet i guess
Hmm... I have the original OTG cable from oneplus, 2 other OTG cable ( 1 is USB 2 and the other works both with USB2 and USB3 with power up mass storage) and none of them work for my OPT.... HOWEVER they work for my OPO.... fking oneplus....
Thank you for your responses.
Hope that android MM or CM will give a solution!
i asked the oneplus official, they said ONLY THEIR OTG adapter can work with OPT...
and what's worse, they are currently out of stock of this stupid adapter! They told me to visit offline shops. oh are you kidding?
well that sucks. I was planning to buy a OPT but decided not to. they decided to leave quick charge/turbo charge alone and made some modifications on their port so only their product would work. what about the countries where it's hard to ship a product. damn this is lame
I bought a third-party USB-C to Micro-USB adaptor from Amazon that works with Micro-USB OTG drives and my old Micro-USB OTG cable with a USB mouse & USB memory sticks.
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.com
karimfilal said:
Hello everybody, i just received a usb type-c to female usb adapter (made by Victsing®) from amazon on this link amazon.fr/VicTsing-Adapteur-Convertisseur-Chromebook-appareils/dp/B017I8A40CUnfortunately it is not working on my oneplus 2. I plugged a mouse, xbox 360 controller, usb pen drive and it didn't even turned on. No lights, nothing...
Is there any tweak or app to instal to make it work? My opt is rooted and xposed is installed.
Thanks in advance!
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I have 3 party adapter and it does not work!
@b.age Stick mount by chainfire on play, should work for you. OTG c seems to be okay on booted devices the problem for me is twrp
Archtects said:
@b.age Stick mount by chainfire on play, should work for you. OTG c seems to be okay on booted devices the problem for me is twrp
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Thanks for reply I'll try this method.
Anyway I bought an OTG adapter (uUSB) and an uUSB-TypeC adapter (Xiaomi) and it works! (seems the problem is type C otg are always 3.0 op2 does not support USB 3.0 standard)
Mmm tbh I only use my USB stick and that always seems to work okay. USB C is just future proofing got to wait for rest to catch up now.
I had some initial difficulty getting a micro usb OTG cable working, I ended up testing a few and thought I would share in case it saves anyone else some time or money.
if anyone else has adapters they've tried feel free to list them
I actually haven't tried a straight USB type C OTG cable yet, all have been micro USB OTG units with a micro USB to type C converter since I already had so many lying around.
First off I should mention not all micro usb to USB type C converters support OTG.
this Meenova one does and works with the oneplus 3t: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018G6IK7E/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
with that converter pretty much any OTG adapter will work.
Charging also works.
This micro USB OTG adaptor is nice because its so low profile.
I tested it with a flash drive and it works fine with the Meenova adapter listed above.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0196FG4DG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This Samsung adapter also works well with the Meenova adapter, it has quite a few features which I tested on the Oneplus 3t, its expensive though so unless you have a Samsung tablet as well its not likely to be worth it for most people:
built in features:
two USB ports
Ethernet port
Charging port for simultaneous charging and OTG
On the Oneplus 3t both charging and OTG work fine but not at the same time.
whichever you plug in first is what it will use until you unplug and re-plug in the adapter.
That being said my understanding is that this is likely just a kernel limitation, it was the same way on the nexus 7 and a custom kernel enabled the simultaneous charging.
I'm not sure how useful that would be on a phone but I thought I would mention it.
Both USB ports work simultaneously, I connected two flash drives and both were picked up by the phone right away.
I wasn't able to get the Ethernet port working, or at least there was no indicator that it was working (My samsung tablet gives a notification that the Ethernet is plugged in but Samsung may have added that, I'm not sure) I'll play with it some more later.
Adaptor link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J2N0GB4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and lastly I tried this micro USB to type c adapter and charging works but OTG does not:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0191FRCAA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Thanks for your post about OTG adapters. Do you have any updates on this issue? I'm looking for possible adapters but cannot find any.
The Meenova adapter is not available in Europe and also seems not to be available from Amazon.com anymore. I can also disadvise from Anker USB adapter because it doesn't work.
What I'm looking for is an USB typ-C to microUSB adapter for audio output via USB.
Anker adapter supports dash charge (works with oppo vooc power bank). I am trying OTG now, but I have some cheap OTG dongle (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/5pc...G-adapter-for-HTC-for-Samsung/1734417126.html) and I am not sure if it works at all Anyway OTG via Anker is not working for me at this moment.
mmmm1234 said:
Thanks for your post about OTG adapters. Do you have any updates on this issue? I'm looking for possible adapters but cannot find any.
The Meenova adapter is not available in Europe and also seems not to be available from Amazon.com anymore. I can also disadvise from Anker USB adapter because it doesn't work.
What I'm looking for is an USB typ-C to microUSB adapter for audio output via USB.
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i have this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381793306261
Black / For One Plus Two 2 3 (that's what it says in the drop down)
my Fiio E10k headphone amplifier works with it if that's what you're looking for
reubenbubu said:
i have this one
Black / For One Plus Two 2 3 (that's what it says in the drop down)
my Fiio E10k headphone amplifier works with it if that's what you're looking for
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Thanks! Though it's USB type B. I need micro USB.
USB-C to USB-A OTG Cable -
Not able to power a simple external USB MSata Drive or External USB HDD - I plug these drives into a LG V10 or a Galaxy S8 and work perfectly fine. What gives? I have only able to get a flash drive to work.
Any known work a rounds? Anyone else try this?
Thanks,
No answers for this?
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No answers for this?
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I tried this just now and am shocked it doesn't work either.
I wonder if OTG power support was removed due to the decrease in battery size? Has anyone tried OTG "audio output", say through a device like the audioquest dragonfly, to see if that works??
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I wonder if OTG power support was removed due to the decrease in battery size?
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I don't think so, since the notification that pops up when I connect 32 GB ADATA USB 3.0 flash drive -> USB 2.0 A female to micro-B male OTG cable -> micro-B female to USB-C male adapter -> Z2F says the Z2F is providing power to the connected device. The problem is you can't do anything else BUT that.
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Has anyone tried OTG "audio output", say through a device like the audioquest dragonfly, to see if that works??
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I'm wondering this myself. The fact that the Z2F outputs analog audio over USB-C leads to me to believe that it isn't fully USB-compliant.* Both the HTC U11 and Google Pixel 2 output digital audio, which, based on Google's crowing about USB-PD and the existence of devices like the dragonfly, appears to be the right way to do things (albeit with the tradeoff of more expensive audio peripherals, which much now have their own onboard decoding hardware.)
*Can anyone with knowledge of the USB spec comment on this?
BTW, I started a support thread about this at the official forum, where it's received several replies and suggestions from a mod. Kindly chime in there too so Lenovo can see this is a real issue they need to address.
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Amd4life said:
Has anyone tried OTG "audio output", say through a device like the audioquest dragonfly, to see if that works??
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So based on this Motorola mod post and the OP's statement that USB-C flash drives work, the Z2F and Z have the same (lack of? LOL) OTG functionality. The Moto Z subreddit has a pretty extensive thread about Moto Z DAC functionality; it appears the Dragonfly is supported, among others.
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Interesting development: another Motorola Forms mod now says powered USB hubs are rumored to work. We're making progress, folks.
Okay fellas,
I so far have been able to get certain drives to work and others not! I have tried 2 different USB-C to USB-A cables and get the same results, 1st ones an HP cable and 2nds an Anker USB-C to USB 3.1 Adapter
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01COOQIKU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have been able to get a 256gb M2Sata Drive, 500gb WD Mypassport, and a 2TB Mypassport to read.
I also have a 256gb MSata Drive that will not power up or read without using a powered usb hub. However the Msata Drive will read without an added powered HUB. On the Samsung and LG Devices.
Only thing I can think of is that certain drives have higher amperage that the Moto Z2 simply cannot push through its USB-C Port.
Good to know it isn't just me experiencing broken USB OTG support.
I've got a PS3, PS4, and Xbox one controller I hook up with USB OTG. Normally it's as simple as plug n play and I'm good to go. However, that doesn't seem to be the case here. I can still pair the PS3/4 controllers in sixaxis just fine and get power to the PS3/4 and Xbox one controllers. And yes, that bit about supply power to device rather than transfer and you can't pick something else, happens to me too. Sometimes I can plug my thumb drive in and I can explore through the storage file explorer, but I usually have better luck with an app called X-Plore.
This one time I even had said thumb drive take out my entire OS to the point where I had to use that June ROM to reset me back to start. Spoiler alert: I kept getting "Android.process.acore keeps crashing" over and over; various other apps kept crashing as well.
On a side note if I can at least get PS3/4 controllers to work for a long time within say, sixaxis (or similar) I'd appreciate any tips. Otherwise I either gotta wait for this to be solved in a future upgrade, future sixaxis, or when we start getting custom ROMs..
XE-Cherokee said:
Okay fellas,
I so far have been able to get certain drives to work and others not! I have tried 2 different USB-C to USB-A cables and get the same results, 1st ones an HP cable and 2nds an Anker USB-C to USB 3.1 Adapter
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01COOQIKU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have been able to get a 256gb M2Sata Drive, 500gb WD Mypassport, and a 2TB Mypassport to read.
I also have a 256gb MSata Drive that will not power up or read without using a powered usb hub. However the Msata Drive will read without an added powered HUB. On the Samsung and LG Devices.
Only thing I can think of is that certain drives have higher amperage that the Moto Z2 simply cannot push through its USB-C Port.
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This is excellent information, thanks a lot man.
So FYI I tried the Anker adapter @XE-Cherokee linked to and it worked perfectly. That seems to be the solution for now.
XE-Cherokee said:
Okay fellas,
I so far have been able to get certain drives to work and others not! I have tried 2 different USB-C to USB-A cables and get the same results, 1st ones an HP cable and 2nds an Anker USB-C to USB 3.1 Adapter
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01COOQIKU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have been able to get a 256gb M2Sata Drive, 500gb WD Mypassport, and a 2TB Mypassport to read.
I also have a 256gb MSata Drive that will not power up or read without using a powered usb hub. However the Msata Drive will read without an added powered HUB. On the Samsung and LG Devices.
Only thing I can think of is that certain drives have higher amperage that the Moto Z2 simply cannot push through its USB-C Port.
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Appreciate the heads up, to confirm this adapter works perfect with my external drives, and as an added plus, also my external DAP/amps for audio playback.
Amd4life said:
Appreciate the heads up, to confirm this adapter works perfect with my external drives, and as an added plus, also my external DAP/amps for audio playback.
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This is huge, thanks!
jdrch said:
This is huge, thanks!
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The latest Neutron and USB Audio Player Pro will output bitperfect (non upsampled) audio perfectly to both my portable DAC/amp units.
USB Audio Player pro, has the benefit that you can stream tidal native, bitperfect if you have an acct. Which is awesome imo. Tidal still buffers SUPER slow on this device though. So I'd recommended only offline use (which you CANT do with USB audio player pro due to licensing)
I would also add that I get some scratchiness out of the stock USB C to 3.5mm dongle that came with the phone. I thought it was the port being "dirty",. but I have NO NOISE out of the USB audio output using the Anker otg cable. Maybe Anker makes a USB c to 3.5mm adapter.
One tip for getting USB powered OTG drives to work is to use as short a USB cable as possible. Like get a good quality 1ft USB cable. I used to have a similar problem with using an external drive on a Wii and found that a 1ft cable would allow me to use 2 different drives that otherwise would not work with a 6ft cable.
It worked!
I used a USB 2.0/type C adapter that cames with s8 and instead the original USB 3.0 cable, put another adapter, and transferred files with Total Commander.
On this subject but kinda off topic. How are you all getting your drives mounted? I cannot mount NTFS or fat32 drives. Only ext3/4 drives.
israelnobrega said:
I used a USB 2.0/type C adapter that cames with s8 and instead the original USB 3.0 cable, put another adapter, and transferred files with Total Commander.
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Yep, basically you created a 2 inch cable. LOL.
In essence, many USB powered hard drives approach the power limit of what the USB port can output. Power drops over the length of a USB cable, so longer cables may not provide sufficient power for the drive to function correctly. Better quality cables usually have less power drop, though it is not a guarantee.
Unfortunately most USB powered drives do not list their power requirements. The only way to really tell is to open the case for the USB drive and look at the hard drive inside it to find how many amps it draws. For the best compatibility you want the lowest amps.
I don't think that's otg power issue. I think it is locked by Moto becuase they want you to use their add-on devices. I have a wifi camera it doesn't work either, But it works in my all other phones
bobyang said:
I don't think that's otg power issue. I think it is locked by Moto becuase they want you to use their add-on devices. I have a wifi camera it doesn't work either, But it works in my all other phones
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Just because an add-on device works for one USB OTG implementation doesn't mean that it works on all USB OTG implementations. There is an enumeration of what devices and types are accepted. I have tested USB OTG audio microphones, USB OTG audio speakers, USB OTG Headphones, USB OTG Ethernet, USB OTG Keyboards, USB OTG Flash drives and those device types work. If there is no device driver for the device attached then it would need to be supplied by an app. OTG power drain is definitely an issue and is mentioned in the OTG specifications.
That's what I tried to say. It is locked by Moto. They want you to use their add-on mod. I have tried extrenal usb c endoscope camera, wifi endoscope camera, lg wireleas projector, Samsung projector. None of them work with Moto. However, the same apps work in all other phones. It is clear to see, it is not all otg related all the time or driver which provided by app. It could be just locked by Moto, becuase they want use to use their mod add-on. People who rooted the phone was able to turn on those supports.
I use a Belkin OTG adapter, it worked but it was extremely picky. The Built in files app only picked up my HDD if it was either Fat32 or exfat. But the ES File Explorer app only picked up NTFS.