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MHL USB Adapter Support?

Hello everyone. Within a month of receiving my tablet last year, I (or someone else using the tablet) somehow managed to damage one of the pins in the USB port and it no longer works. However, while researching the GNExus (I intend to purchase it soon) I began to wonder if the MHL Adapters for USB OTG will work with the Iconia? If anyone can confirm if it works or not I will greatly appreciate it. Here's a link to one that I intend to buy for the GNExus.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938451&pf_rd_i=507846
Thanks in advance!

Did you ever figure this out? I've had the a500 for awhile, just got the Nexus, picked up mhl adapter at same time. Would be slick if it works for a500 as-is, though I wouldn't be surprised if the micro-hdmi is much better to use...
Need to just get a micro-hdmi cable...

I think you misunderstood. I was referring to the USB OTG adapters. I did take the risk and buy one and unfortunately it doesn't work with the A500. Nothing I plug into it gets any power. Tried it with a friends HTC One X and it didn't seem to work there either. Not sure if it was supposed to work on the One X though.
Basically, it could just be a faulty cable, but it could also mean that it just isn't supported. Couldn't hurt to try if you already have one though
I already have a Micro-HDMI cable that I bought on Amazon a while ago. Works great and at $5 its a worthwhile investment
I'm running ****'s ICS ROM v158 based on Android 4.0.4 if it makes any difference.
Sent from my Iconia A500 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-6

so is it certainly no hdmi or mhl ?

as the topic there are no way to connect from phone to tv?
the only way i assume is through the "Q" ?

goku16 said:
as the topic there are no way to connect from phone to tv?
the only way i assume is through the "Q" ?
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there is no HDMI type-D port.
There is no MHL support through USB that we know of.
They really want to sell the Q. I think it's a great device, and Made in the USA too.

sadly, i live in australia so and they dont sell the Q here yet, but... it would be nice to hook the phone up straight to the TV

I certainly hope the Q bombs or you'll probably see fewer devices with hdmi in the future.
And it's just streaming from google play store that's it. Not local files, I'm not sure about games, and say you want to use your tablet as a barebones pc for a spare room and just browse the web, email etc on your hd tv. I don't believe you can do those things with the Q.
So tell me, why is worth it to lose the above for 300 bucks? So I have more audio outputs and friends can queue their music from the cloud?
Cause google knows if hdmi was included, most people would say this is good enough and wouldn't bother with the Q. Or am I missing something magical this device does?

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus-7-Teardown/9623/1
Note lack of anything mentioning HDMI or MHL.
This is a cheap device, Asus\Google probably didn't want to pay the licensing fees.

this is holding me back a little before pre-order it
damn it

Keep your fingers crossed for products that can mirror the screen to the TV using WIFI. xBounds comes to mind. that would be even better than a cable hooked up to the tv as those cables are usually not that long.

But with wifi, i must have a tv-ethernet port
Sent from my HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio X315e using xda premium

As far as I know Asus has never had MHL on one of their devices.
Samsung yes (Think Nexus). Asus no (Think Nexus 7).

goku16 said:
But with wifi, i must have a tv-ethernet port
Sent from my HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio X315e using xda premium
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no. there is a wifi dongle that plugs into the hdmi port of the TV. the nexus would sent the data to the dongle which converts it to a TV signal.
its actually quite genius if you ask me, but not quite sure why its not available yet?

Custom JB But What About Acer JB>?

Ok guys i have noticed one thing since the jelly-bean boot came thundering down apon us and we made the break within hours to get jelly b running for the thankf of dev's alike as randomblame and waydownsouth.
Have we stopped checking or official though? did a search and seems there may be offical jelly bean for us.!!!........
be it that we may have to wait until the next big android update is due to get it from our update-unreliable Acer lol.
just dont understand why the site says the a500 is only available in india......err im in london bought close by retail mofo.
http://www.themobileindian.com/news/7795_Acer-to-upgrade-several-Iconia-tablet-to-Android-4.1

Of their different tablets (100, 200, 700.. etc) only the 500 series is available in India. Not you can only buy it in India. Those are the only ones you can buy in India.
and good find. WDS is doing excellent work, and at worst, this would only drastically speed up his efforts.

Anthony820 said:
Of their different tablets (100, 200, 700.. etc) only the 500 series is available in India. Not you can only buy it in India. Those are the only ones you can buy in India.
and good find. WDS is doing excellent work, and at worst, this would only drastically speed up his efforts.
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i would say its pretty likely as the a500 is one of the acer flagship tablets :victory:

Will USB devices still be supported in JB (and future releases)? The number of tablets with USB ports is decreasing.

a.child said:
Will USB devices still be supported in JB (and future releases)? The number of tablets with USB ports is decreasing.
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They should be. The new thing is USB OTG. That pretty means with the right adapter( Micro USB to full size USB) you can still do USB host( mice keyboards, thumb drives etc). On phones I think this is a good idea, but on tablets I think its a bad idea. The full saize port was one of the reasons I bought the A500.

i would think, so android supposed to be adding more and more applicable usb drivers to accept more usb "add-ons" it wouldnt make sense to start removing one of the best features of android, like Drewmungus says they will problably just change the format on new tabs for OTG, which in my opinion is bull****, i already have a full size to micro usb cable lol

a.child said:
Will USB devices still be supported in JB (and future releases)? The number of tablets with USB ports is decreasing.
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Well, let's see... my Nexus 7 has a USB port. Jelly Bean came with the Nexus 7... so, I'd say... yes?

nice, I was thinking acer would just abandon it like many other companies that released newer upgraded versions
now I guess the only question is how long will it take to actually get the update...

I wasn't aware that the nexus 7 had a usb port on it, but I'm glad to hear it.

nexus 7 has a mini usb port (the same exact port used to connect the a500 to your comp) not a full size usb port if thats what you are referring too

Probably because a fullsize USB connector is almost as thick as an N7...

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Probably because a fullsize USB connector is almost as thick as an N7...
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Is the micro usb port a hub or just a charging port on the nexus sorry for ot. Also are there any other jb a500 roms on the web anywhere besides wds's?

It's a full-on USB port, that also charges. AFAIK, you can use standard USB devices with a dongle adapter, and you can also plug in a USB hub, too.

Thats interesting to know thanks I may have to get one after all :laugh:

mhl

hey everyone, i am thinking of buying nexus 7 but i just saw that it doesn't support the mhl and it also says that it doesn't support full usb storage but it is possible through otg cable, so is it possible that it can also support the hdmi port through mhl cable??? please help anyone thanks in advance

hammadiqbal37 said:
hey everyone, i am thinking of buying nexus 7 but i just saw that it doesn't support the mhl and it also says that it doesn't support full usb storage but it is possible through otg cable, so is it possible that it can also support the hdmi port through mhl cable??? please help anyone thanks in advance
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No mhl Support but shure you can use USB Otg on your Nexus 7.

Someday, hopefully sooner than later, there will be some wireless options available to do that type of thing. There are some demo videos showing those types of things and they are coming... wires are going away... right this sec, not avail yet.
Sent from my Nexus 7

USB type C to HDMI out?

I was browsing Amazon and noticed some USB-C hubs that had HDMI out. Would those work with this phone or do they only work with devices like newer Apple laptops?
Edit: So I went to the MHL website to see if that much was supported at least, and the Axon 7 is not currently listed as an MHL supported device. I'm not sure how often they update the list though.

I'm also interested in wired video-out solution, I hate laggy wireless in games! We have to wait for any owner to report if MHL or any other adapter works or not.

Keep an eye in this thread
https://community.zteusa.com/thread/11955

DrakenFX said:
Keep an eye in this thread
https://community.zteusa.com/thread/11955
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aerospaceman Employee Aug 19, 2016 10:02 AM (in response to manu7irl)
manu7irl Thank you for your post. The Axon 7 doesn't support MHL from USB-C to HDMI. You can always cast wirelessly to a chromecast or another supported device. Hope this helps.
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Just wanted to say that all hope for wired video output is not lost, yet.
There's a fairly new Technology called DisplayLink.
It uses USB 3.0 for video output. The only downside being you would need to use a DisplayLink Certified USB docking station in conjunction with the DisplayLink app.
http://www.displaylink.com/products/usb-adapters
http://www.displaylink.com/products/universal-docking-stations

imp3r10 said:
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This is me asking!
There is still a possibility to use AOA 2.0 protocol it is kernel supported natively.
there a docking station working on that good old protocol and it is a really clever docking station,
also it is CES 2k16 AWARD WINNING.
You can check my own investigation in that post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/accessories/usb-type-c-accesories-t3440959

Does any phone even support MHL anymore. That was such a great thing with my LG OG and then all of the sudden none of the new phones support it just some BS ass mircast.