Starting with Android 3.1 and higher, the device USB port, if supported by the hardware, can be used in host-mode, which allows applications to manage connected USB peripherals such as audio devices. input devices, communications devices, and more.
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What are the limitations of USB On-The-Go on Nexus tablets?
I'm thinking about using USB On-The-Go to extend the rather limited space on the Nexus 10 tablet. I've read about it, but I'm not sure on where exactly the limitations of this approach are. I know ...
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Using an OTG cable while charging
Most Android devices have a single port for both connecting to the computer (USB) and charging. I have to use this OTG small cable to transfer data, but also to use a real keyboard. However, when I ...
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How can I connect a USB portable printer with a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 without rooting phone?
How can I connect a USB portable printer with a Samsung Galaxy Note 2
without rooting phone?
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Host not recognizing my USB devices
I bought a Romanian Android tablet, EvoTab3, with Android version 4.0.3 and kernel version 3.0.8+. I want to connect some devices such as a mouse and flash memory to this tablet that will be the host ...
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Using OTG cable, transfer file from cardreader to external harddisk, is it possible?
I will be going on a holiday and I want to be able to back up my photos to my external harddrive.
Usually this means bringing a laptop with me.
However I have :
Galaxy Nexus, rooted and unlocked
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how to safely remove usb storage?
My android 2.3 tablet supports usb. It mounts all usb drives. However there is no mechanism for unmounting in the settings menu.
On direct unplugging usb devices, i get notification " usb mass ...
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Does Android USB host mode depend on an OTG cable?
In order to take advantage of USB host Mode on the Nexus 7 (Android 4.1.1) is it necessary to have an OTG cable? Can I do it using the standard micro to male cable, then use a female to female ...
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Transferring files directly between Tablet and Phone
I want to copy files between my tablet (Toshiba AT100 with Android 4.0) and phone (Samsung Nexus S with Android 4.1) using the USB cable.
The tablet has a USB host port and once connected, the phone ...
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How can I configure an OBD ELM327 cable to work with an ICS tablet?
I bought an OBD ELM327 USB cable in order to use it with Torque Pro since Ice Cream Sandwich USB host capabilities and the Torque website claims that it works. The problem is that when I connect the ...
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Successfully activated USB host mode using terminal emulator; now mass storage won't work
I have a Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2 .
I've recently been digging into USB host mode and I finally activated it. However when I connect my phone to the PC it doesn't give me a notification ...
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NTFS file system supported although portable hard drive doesn't mount?
I have a Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2 .
I've recently been testing things on my recently activated OTG I've tried to connect a USB Portable HDD, However when I connect the HDD the LED flashes ...
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can sony xperia u(st25i) 's otg be connected to external power?
Can Sony Xperia U be connected to a Y-Cable to provide extra power for OTG to avoid phone battery consumption?
I'm asking this because the phone is already giving power ,will that make a short ...
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Is NTFS file system supported on Huawei u8160?
I have a Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2 .
I have a 500GB portable hard drive which is file system is NTFS , I connected the hard drive using OTG the phone didn't recognize it at all.
So I was ...
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How can I format a flash drive using terminal emulator?
I have a Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2.
I've recently installed the usb host package and some time then I successfully activated the usb host mode.
after that I needed to format a flash drive ...
